@article{Kohn_2016, title={Making it Matter: Reframing the U.S. Survey}, volume={106}, url={https://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/297}, DOI={10.5195/rt.2016.297}, abstractNote={<span>In thinking about how we can teach Black Lives Matter in a U.S. survey, this essay suggests beginning the course with two readings: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ "The Case for Reparations" and Amiri Baraka’s </span><em>Dutchman</em><span>.  These texts can be used to place Black Lives Matters in historical context, question normative narratives of American history, and encourage student activism in their schools and communities.</span>}, journal={Radical Teacher}, author={Kohn, Jesse}, year={2016}, month={Nov.} }