Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, has published a guide for teachers in grades 4-12 teaching the 1898 Wilmington race massacre using the history lab model.
Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, has published a guide for teachers in grades 4-12 to teach the 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina race massacre using the history lab model.
Co-authored with Cara Ward from UNC Wilmington, this article is part of a larger body of scholarship by Ward and Buchanan focused on teaching the 1898 massacre.
The article overviews the events of 1898, with particular attention to the lasting impacts of the events. Ward and Buchanan walk teachers through the use of the history lab model, a strategy that is “focused on evidence-based answers [and] offers the structure to unpack complex ideas through the use of historical sources.” They also discuss additional resources for classroom use.
The full article can be accessed at the journal’s website here.