Scholars Danielle Nagle, Dana Olesch and Renee Barry challenge the Erie Canal’s traditional narratives and examine its unintended consequences on marginalized communities. These new history teachers are on an educational journey to reexamine the complex history of the canal and forgotten stories of New York’s “engineering marvel.”

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