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Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past

  • Written by Tore Olsson, Associate Professor of History, University of Tennessee
Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent pastThe video game 'Red Dead Redemption II' has sold over 64 million copies. Can it be used to teach history, too?MTStock Studio via Getty ImagesText saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

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