...Katherine Perrotta; Katlynn Cross Purpose We examined how high school students demonstrated historical empathy through conducting local history place-based research to create an exhibit and companion book about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their community. The majority of existing...

..., that White people did it and that it most often targeted Black people. Additionally, they learned that: Local history Truth and reconciliation Black history Historical trauma Racial violence In protecting spaces of racial comfort for White people (cf. Leonardo and Porter, 2010 ; Leonardo...

... of inquiry, students make meaning out of the local history and contribute to civic dialogue. In the history of the world, few people have originated a lasting religion (Harari, 2014). Jesus Christ sparked Christianity, Joseph Smith Jr initiated the Mormon faith, and Muhammad – or, more precisely, Abū al...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Active learning Perspective taking Affective connections Historical empathy Local history Perspective recognition Historical empathy (HE) is a growing subfield of scholarship in social studies...

... the moment of the photograph. Drawing upon class discussions around local history and questions raised in the Freedom Schools Curriculum, participants were asked to think about and reflect upon how the intersection of systems, people, and time shape places. Triangulation, or the use of different...