American Yawp / Feedback

In the current short cut/headings listing(I. Introduction

II. American Politics before September 11, 2001
III. September 11 and the War on Terror…) Conclusion, Primary Sources and Reference Material are all 2 numerals off. IX vs XI, X vs XII and XI vs XIII

la neta, la neta, se paso estados unidos con mexico, just my opinion

This paragraph shows how destroyed the South was after the Civil War, not just physically but socially and politically too. I think the questions at the end are important because Reconstruction was not only about rebuilding roads and governments, but also deciding what freedom would actually mean for formerly enslaved people.

You should be careful when including the #MeToo movement. Whenever you start making the act of blaming people for sexual assault a trend, it is extremely dangerous. I don’t defend sexual assault, but there will always be “victims” who are really just bad actors wanting attention. Additionally, the #MeToo movement was a failure and should be disregarded in history. It’s a failure because it sets the condition that consent is the only thing that determines sexual abuse. We know that there is a lot more that goes into sexual abuse, rather than just someone saying they consent.

I do think that Clinton’s tough on crime policies are important to name as a factor here as well (connects easily to the named Reagan Revolution also). This provides a through line for understanding the boom in prison populations that would continue for the next decades as a bipartisan effort.

There should be an edit to address the renaming of Ceasar Chavez Day and sexual assault allegations of him.

Poyo and Ari were here <3

The numbering of this section and all future sections is off on the current published version.

I’m just saying, nobody knows the word “paean”. Honestly, probably not machismo either. This should be changed to make the textbook accessible to more people.

The first line of this paragraph is discordant with the remainder, detracting from the purpose of discussing gender and sexual politics. The Apple II would fare better in “VIII. Bad Times and Good Times” in order to illustrate continuing American technological innovation despite economic instability.