We are thrilled to announce our second class of Zinn Education Project Prentiss Charney fellows for the 2024–2026 school years. The fellowship offers support for a cohort of people’s history educator leaders to study, learn, and organize together for two years.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon (October 4, 1942 – July 16, 2024) was a song leader, composer, scholar, and activist.
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In appreciation for your feedback on using lessons on Native American organizing for climate justice, we can send you a free copy of the new edition of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes.
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Historian John Avery Dittmer (October 30, 1939 – July 19, 2024) was the author of key texts on SNCC and grassroots organizing in Mississippi.
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Join the SNCC Legacy Project at an in-person or virtual event to learn more about SNCC’s organizing work from SNCC veterans and humanities scholars and to explore connections to your life and community.
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We shipped an interactive pop-up display to sites all over the United States for the Teach Truth campaign. Groups are sharing the display at Pride festivals, bookstores, farmers's markets, schools, Juneteenth celebrations, and more.
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Check out this list of frequently downloaded lessons from the Zinn Education Project website during the 2023–2024 school year.
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This year marks the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, a voting rights campaign with lessons for today.
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In this election year, educators are hosting more than 170 #TeachTruth events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. Here are descriptions and photos from some of the events.
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On June 4, the Zinn Education Project hosted a Press Call about the 4th Annual National Teach Truth Day of Action.
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In this election year, educators and allies are planning creative Teach Truth Day of Action events all over the country.
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Here are stories from the people's history of Tennessee, central to lessons on history and language arts.
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We feature lessons, articles, and other resources to teach about the Tulsa Massacre and the ongoing struggle against institutionalized racism.
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Read selections from our favorite classroom stories, written by teachers who have used climate justice lessons found at our website, and see how students respond to lessons about environmental injustice.
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We've been excited to hear from teachers about the impact of the using the role play "Reconstructing the South: A Role Play" by Bill Bigelow. Many of the comments provide insights into the "aha's" students have as a result of studying the Reconstruction era and its meaning today.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee veterans Courtland Cox and Jennifer Lawson, and humanities scholars Catherine Adams and Hasan Kwame Jeffries, sat down for a Black Power roundtable discussion.
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Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò joined Cierra Kaler-Jones and Jesse Hagopian to discuss his book, Reconsidering Reparations. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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Throughout U.S. history, young people have protested to demand justice in the United States and around the world. Each time, they face violence from police and vilification by the corporate media.
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This International Workers’ Day — May 1st — comes in the midst of union victories — and ongoing challenges for frontline workers and teachers.
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Wear Teach Banned History buttons to prompt conversations everywhere about the need to actively oppose book bans, teach truthfully, and defend LGBTQ+ rights.
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Historian Julius B. Fleming Jr. joined educator Jessica Rucker to discuss his book, Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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For this 4th annual Teach Truth Day of Action, we are offering a pop-up display so event hosts can set up an information table at a public space such as a bookstore, library, or farmers' market.
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Inspirational Ohio organizer and political leader C. J. Prentiss died on April 2, 2024.
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Too often, textbooks present famines as natural phenomena. They are not. As Gaza moves closer toward famine, it is not hard to see its causes.
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