#tdih marks the official beginning of the U.S.-Mexico War in 1846. Rethinking Schools editor Bill Bigelow explains the importance of teaching outside the textbook about the war:
"Today’s border with Mexico is the product of invasion and war. Grasping some of the motives for that war and some of its immediate effects begins to provide students the kind of historical context that is crucial for thinking intelligently about the line that separates the United States and Mexico. It also gives students insights into the justifications for and costs of war today."
Find Bigelow's free downloadable lesson called “U.S. Mexico War: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God’,” with a reading by Howard Zinn, at the link below.
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