Preface

The Creation of This Book

This textbook was created as part of the Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment project, facilitated by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and funded by a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education.

This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond by creating materials that can be adopted for dual enrollment environments. Dual enrollment is the opportunity for a student to be enrolled in high school and college at the same time.

The cohort-developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a corresponding course available in MoodleNet and Canvas Commons that can be imported to other Learning Management System platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana.

If you are adopting this textbook, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey.

Adaptation Statement

American History from Reconstruction to the Present and its accompanying course materials were adapted from the 2019 edition of OpenStax’s U.S. History, from Rice University. Unless stated otherwise, U.S. History (c) 2019 by OpenStax is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License v4.0.

• The Senior contributing authors for OpenStax’s U.S. History were:
  • P. Scott Corbett, Ventura College
  • Volker Janssen, California State University, Fullerton
  • John M. Lund, Keene State College
  • Todd Pfannestiel, Clarion University
  • Sylvie Waskiewicz
  • Paul Vickery, Oral Roberts University
• The reviewers of the OpenStax’s U.S. History were:
  • Amy Bix, Iowa State University
  • Edward Bond, Alabama A&M University
  • Tammy Byron, Dalton State College
  • Benjamin Carp, Brooklyn College, CUNY
  • Sharon Deubreau, Rhodes State College
  • Gene Fein, Fordham University
  • Joel Franks, San Jose State University
  • Raymond Frey, Centenary College
  • Richard Gianni, Indiana University Northwest
  • Larry Gragg, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Laura Graves, South Plains College
  • Elisa Guernsey, Monroe Community College
  • Thomas Chase Hagood, University of Georgia
  • Charlotte Haller, Worcester State University
  • David Head, Spring Hill College
  • Tamora Hoskisson, Salt Lake Community College
  • Jean Keller, Palomar College
  • Kathleen Kennedy, Missouri State University
  • Mark Klobas, Scottsdale Community College
  • Ann Kordas, Johnson & Wales University
  • Stephanie Laffer, Miami International University of Art and Design
  • Jennifer Lang, Delgado Community College
  • Jennifer Lawrence, Tarrant County College
  • Wendy Maier-Sarti, Oakton Community College
  • Jim McIntyre, Moraine Valley Community College
  • Marianne McKnight, Salt Lake Community College
  • Brandon Morgan, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Caryn Neumann, Miami University of Ohio
  • Michelle Novak, Houston Community College
  • Lisa Ossian, Des Moines Area Community College
  • Paul Ringel, High Point University
  • Jason Ripper, Everett Community College
  • Silvana Siddali, Saint Louis University
  • Brooks Simpson, Arizona State University
  • Steven Smith, California State University, Fullerton
  • David Trowbridge, Marshall University
  • Eugene Van Sickle, University of North Georgia
  • Hubert van Tuyll, Augusta State University

In American History from Reconstruction to the Present, very minor changes have been made. Some “Click and Explores” have been changed and “Gumbo” sections have been added, which give Louisiana history examples in a “Click and Explore” format.  H5P content was also added. Contributors to the adaptation were Caitlin Cooper, Patrick Gibbens, Jennifer Lang, and Kevin McQueeny.

The following additions or changes have been made to these chapters:

Chapter 1

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Gumbo” section linking to a 64 Parishes article about Oscar Dunn, the first Black Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.
• Changed “race riot” to “anti-Black riot.”

Chapter 2

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Gumbo” section linking to articles from the National Park Service and the National Archives about a Black colony in Kansas, a movement led by Henry Adams of Louisiana.

Chapter 3

• Added H5P
• Added an image of a bust of Creole inventor Norbert Rillieux.
• Added a “Gumbo” section linking to articles about Louisiana Creole inventor Norbert Rillieux.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the Knights of Labor and a link to a first-hand account of the Thibodaux Massacre.

Chapter 4

• Added H5P
• Added a “Gumbo” section linking to two articles about Plague outbreaks in New Orleans between 1900 and 1925.

Chapter 5

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about The Battle of Liberty Place, with a link to an article from 64 Parishes.

Chapter 6

• Added H5P
• Added a “Gumbo” section about Yellow Fever, banana imports, and United Fruit with a link to an article about United Fruit from the Historic New Orleans Collection.
• Changed the federal reserve history link from the Washington Post as it was behind a paywall to a link from federalreservehistory.org.

Chapter 7

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about expansion of trade between New Orleans and Latin America, with a link to an online exhibit from the New Orleans Public Library.

Chapter 8

• Added H5P
• Added “Gumbo” section about the impact of W.W. I in Louisiana, with a link to an article from 64 Parishes.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the impact of the Influenza pandemic in New Orleans, with a link to an article from the Influenza Encyclopedia.
• Changed “race riot” to “anti-Black riot.”

Chapter 9

• Added H5P
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the 1921 Louisiana State Constitution banning languages other than English, with a link to the 1921 State Constitution.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the history of Jazz in New Orleans, with a link about the early history of Jazz in New Orleans from the National Park Service.
• Changed “race riot” to “anti-Black riot.”
• Added a second link, to a transcript, to a “click and explore” in 9.1.
• Changed the link in a “click and explore” in 9.3 from a YouTube link to one about the same song, with audio recording, from the Library of Congress.
• Changed the linked text of a “click and explore” in 9.4 from “listen to the audio” to “reading the transcript” as there was no audio at that link.

Chapter 10

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Gumbo” Section about the impacts of The Great Depression on Louisiana, with a link to interviews  of Louisianans about how the Great Mississippi Flood and the Great Depression affected their lives from Louisiana Folklife.
• Added a section, “DISCRIMINATION AND DEPORTATION: LATINO AMERICANS AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION.”
• Added a photo of Relatives and friends waving goodbye to a train carrying 1,500 people being expelled from Los Angeles back to Mexico in 1931.

Chapter 11

• Added H5P.
• Added a Gumbo with a link to a map of New Deal projects throughout the country and instructions for the student to look at the sites in Louisiana.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about redlining, with a link to a redlining map of New Orleans.

Chapter 12

• Added H5P.
• Link in a “Click and Explore” about a raid on Tarawa Island went to a film about the internment of Japanese Americans. The link was replaced.
• Changed “race riot” to “anti-Black riot.”

Chapter 13

• Added H5P.
• There was a missing link on the “Click and Explore” about Japanese American internees returning to their homes in Oregon and a link was added.
• Added a “Gumbo” section in the “Popular Culture and Mass Media” section about Fats Domino’s performance on Ed Sullivan, with a link to a YouTube video of Fats Domino performing “Blueberry Hill” on Ed Sullivan.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott with a link to an oral history on the Louisiana Digital Library.

Chapter 14

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Click and Explore” with a link to a PBS American Experience article which profiles individuals involved in the My Lai Massacre, including Hugh Thompson, who saved Vietnamese civilians.
• Changed the link in the “Click and Explore” about the Kent State University massacre, as the previous link was no longer available.

Chapter 15

• Added H5P.

Chapter 16

• Added H5P.
• Changed “race riot” to “anti-Black riot.”
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the Deepwater Horizon Spill, with a link about the history of oil and gas in Louisiana and a link about Deepwater Horizon, both from 64 Parishes.

Chapter 17

• Added H5P.
• Added a “Gumbo” section about the Deepwater Horizon Spill, with a link about the history of oil and gas in Louisiana and a link about Deepwater Horizon, both from 64 Parishes.

Review Statement

This textbook and its accompanying course materials went through at least two review processes:

• Peer reviewers, coordinated by Jared Eusea, River Parish Community College, used an online course development standard rubric for assessing the quality and content of each course to ensure that the courses developed through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment support online learners in that environment. The evaluation framework reflects a commitment to accessibility and usability for all learners.
  • Reviewers
    • Paula Griswold
    • Sharon Bowman
    • Steven Schwamenfeld
• The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) collaborated with LOUIS to review course materials and ensure their appropriateness for dual enrollment audiences.  Review criteria were drawn from factors that apply across dual enrollment courses and subject areas, such as determining appropriate reading levels, assessing the fit of topics and examples for high school DE students; applying high-level principles for quality curriculum design, including designing for accessibility, appropriate student knowledge checks, and effective scaffolding of student tasks and prior knowledge requirements, addressing adaptability and open educational practices, and principles related to inclusion and representational social justice.
  • Reviewers
    • Erik Aswell
    • Lisa Namikas