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Book Excerpt: Inheriting the Trade
Tom DeWolf's powerful and disarmingly honest memoir relates the journey in which he and his family members retraced the steps of their ancestors and uncovered the hidden history of slavery in New England.
Related Film: Traces of the Trade
The Way We Get By - Historical Perspectives: Coming Home from War
This lesson plan utilizes the film and website resources for The Way We Get By, which tells the story of a group of volunteers who have greeted more than 900,000 troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. Classrooms can use these resources to conduct an investigation that compares and contrasts the homecoming experiences of soldiers who served in World War II and the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting over 900,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. The Way We Get By offers an intimate...