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Bookmark or Share- James W. Loewen - WikipediaJames William Loewen (February 6, 1942 – August 19, 2021) was an American sociologist, historian, and author. He was best known for his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
- Biography of James W. Loewen - History and Social JusticeJim Loewen taught race relations for twenty years at the University of Vermont. Previously he taught at predominantly black Tougaloo College in Mississippi. He now lives in Washington, D.C., continuing his research on how Americans remember their past.
- History and Social Justice | Inspired by James W. LoewenIn 1999, Loewen started to research sundown towns, places that for decades were (some still are) all white, on purpose. He expected to find maybe ten such towns in Illinois, his home state, and fifty across the country.
- James W. Loewen, Who Challenged How History Is Taught, Dies ...James W. Loewen, a sociologist and civil rights champion who took high school teachers and textbook publishers to task for distorting American history, particularly the struggle of Black people...
- Reflections on the Life and Work of James LoewenA meticulous researcher and prolific writer, Jim Loewen authored, “Lies My Teacher Told Me,” “Sundown Towns” and numerous other books and articles about race, racism, truth in history, and social justice. I share his passion for those and related topics. Jim was always excited about his projects.
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