James Loewen

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• 9/5/2021
  

  The Generosity of James Loewen

  by Guy Lancaster

  James Loewen didn't put ideals of prestige over his "deadly earnest desire to find and expose manifestations of American racism that had, for so long, gone unnoticed and unexplored by most scholars." His generosity went hand in hand with his widespread impact.

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• 8/29/2021
  

  The Truth About James Loewen

  by Ann Banks

  HNN blogger Ann Banks writes that a small exchange typified the late James Loewen's insistence on telling the truth about history.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/20/2021
  

  James W. Loewen, Who Challenged How History Is Taught, Dies at 79

  James W. Loewen, a sociologist and civil rights champion, took high school teachers and textbook publishers to task for distorting American history.

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• SOURCE: Boston Globe
  10/7/2020
  

  Once a Ku Klux Klan Stronghold, Groton Fights its Reputation as a ‘Sundown Town’

  Recent instances of racist graffiti in the Boston suburb sparked local government to pass a resolution renouncing any past actions that made it unwelcoming to racial minorities. It is uncertain if Groton was a "sundown town" but it is widely known as a hotbed of Klan activity in the 1920s.

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• SOURCE: Literary Hub
  11/13/19
  

  On the Missing History at New York’s Warship Intrepid Museum

  by James Loewen

  James W. Loewen Wonders What Happened to Vietnam.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  10/24/10
  

  The 10 most misleading American historical sites

  by James Loewen

  Historical plaques are often anything but informative. Here are some of the worst offenders.

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• SOURCE: C-SPAN
  2-25-17
  

  Video of the Week: James Loewen discusses Confederate monuments and memorials

  “Confederate Monuments: Modest Proposals” was part of the American Civil War Museum’s 2017 annual symposium, “Lightning Rods of Controversy: Civil War Monuments Past, Present, and Future.”