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Campbell F. Scribner
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History and Philosophy of Education at UMD. Author of A IS FOR ARSON (2023); SPARE THE ROD (2021); and THE FIGHT FOR LOCAL CONTROL (2016).

Caught somewhere between Ivan and Alyosha.
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I started doing this a few years ago--when I read a great scholarly article, for example, I will drop a note to the author telling them how good I think it is. Especially if the author is a junior person. It takes two minutes and is a nice affirmation.
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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(Love it!) 😀
January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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3/ I used both in my study of vigilante violence against freedmen's schools during Reconstruction.

muse.jhu.edu/article/7743...
Project MUSE - Surveying the Destruction of African American Schoolhouses in the South, 1864–1876
muse.jhu.edu
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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2/ I would also *really* recommend Elaine Frantz Parson's "Ku Klux," which basically sketches out how accusations of "fake news" were weaponized in the nineteenth century.

www.amazon.com/Ku-Klux-Birt...
Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan During Reconstruction
Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan During Reconstruction [Parsons, Elaine Frantz] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan During Reconstruction
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January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM