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=**Welcome to our unit on Social Movements and Historical Thinking!**= (Annie, Kevin and Jimmy)

===Is all history a power struggle? Who "owns" power and history? What does it mean to label one kind of history more "true" than another? What effect does that labeling have on our own historical interpretations?===

It is our hope that you will come away from this unit not only with a broader understanding of a few social movements, but also with questions to guide your thinking of the historical process in your studies here and beyond. This unit is broad, and in many ways will leave you with more questions than answers. That is, in essence, our goal, because as lifelong learners it is important to understand that information and knowledge shifts with the times. What was once considered right might now be considered wrong--and why is that? These are not always answerable questions, but we hope you find them worth thinking about.

=Concepts: Power and Social Movements, The Historical Record= =Guiding Unit Goals:=
 * Understand and apply the concepts and themes presented in the two books read.
 * Evaluate effective ways of advancing social progress.
 * Be able to compare, contrast and synthesize different social movements.
 * Analyzing the differences and similarities between radical and non-radical approaches to social movements.
 * Analyze the gains and setbacks within the historical records of Native Americans, Jews, and African Americans.
 * Debate and dissect various types of historical record, and apply that information to their own historical pursuits and thinking.