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James Loewen

  • Born in Decatur, Illinois

    Born in Decatur, Illinois
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, sociology

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    Poll Worker

    Poll Worker in Madison County and was jailed for 2 hours
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    Loewen v. Turnipseed

    Senior author of Mississippi: Conflict and Change a history textbook. It was not adopted because it was "too controversal"—sued the school board and won!
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    Professor of Sociology, University of Vermont: Race Relations

  • Book: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

  • Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong

    Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
  • Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism

    Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
  • Book: Teaching What Really Happened:How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks & Get Students Excited About Doing History

  • The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The "Great Truth" about the "Lost Cause"

    The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The "Great Truth" about the "Lost Cause"