Students “Warrior Up” for Climate Justice
Article. By Bill Bigelow. Rethinking Schools, Fall 2018.
Teaching hope instead of despair, teachers invite students to research “climate warriors,” those who “know the truth” and yet are not defeated by it.
Time Periods: 21st Century
Themes: Climate Justice, Environment, Native American, Science
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101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History
Book – Non-fiction. By Michele Bollinger and Dao Tran. 2012.
A collection of 101 brief and accessible profiles of rebels, radicals, and fighters for social justice.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: African American, Asian American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Disability, Immigration, Labor, Language Arts, Latinx, LGBTQ, Media, Native American, Organizing, Pacific Islander, Racism & Racial Identity, Social Class, Women's History
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500 Años del Pueblo Chicano – 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures
Book - Non-fiction. By Elizabeth Martinez. 1991 (2nd Edition).
Chicano history as told through hundreds of pictures and bilingual text.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: Civil Rights Movements, Immigration, Latinx, Native American
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All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
Book - Non-fiction. By Winona LaDuke. 1999.
Native American activists provide testimonies to indigenous efforts to resist oppression and fight both cultural and environmental degradation in the face of U.S. colonialism.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Themes: Climate Justice, Environment, Imperialism, Native American
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“All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans
Book - Non-fiction. By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker. 2016.
Deconstructs persistent myths about American Indians rooted in fear and prejudice—an astute and lively primer of European-Indian relations.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, All US History
Themes: Native American
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Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir
Book - Non-fiction and prose. Deborah A. Miranda. 2012. 240 pages.
A compilation of documents, photos, and memoir that recounts the establishment of missions in California and the impact on Indigenous people—then and today.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century
Themes: Education, Imperialism, Native American, Racism & Racial Identity
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Book - Non-fiction. By John G. Neihardt, Standing Bear, Raymond J. Demallie. 2008.
The life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk and the history of his Sioux people.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764
Themes: Native American, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
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Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage
Book - Non-fiction. By William Loren Katz. 2012.
History book for ages 10 to adult that traces relations between Blacks and American Indians since the time of the conquest.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: African American, Native American, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery and Resistance, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
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Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491
Book - Non-fiction. By Charles C. Mann. 2009.
An illustrated book for young readers based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764
Themes: Food, Native American
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Dangerous Memories: Invasion and Resistance Since 1492
Book - Nonfiction. By Golden, McConnell, Poppen, and Mue. 1991.
Essential text on U.S. history; includes many primary sources on people's movements.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: African American, Latinx, Native American
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A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America
Book - Non-fiction. By Ronald Takaki, adapted by Rebecca Stefoff. 2012.
An adaptation for young readers of the classic multicultural history of the United States, A Different Mirror.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: African American, Asian American, Immigration, Native American, Racism & Racial Identity, Social Class
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A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
Book - Non-fiction. By Ronald Takaki. 2008. 560 pages.
A multicultural history of America, in the voices of Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and others.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: African American, Asian American, Immigration, Labor, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, Social Class
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Do All Indians Live in Tipis?
Book - Non-fiction. By National Museum of the American Indian. 2007. 256 pages. Introduction to Native American history and contemporary culture.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764, All US History
Themes: Education, Native American
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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People
Book - Non-fiction. By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; adapted by Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza. 2019. 244 pages.
The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers.
Time Periods: Pre-18th Century, Colonization: 1492 - 1764, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, All US History
Themes: Environment, Native American, Pacific Islander
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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
Book - Non-fiction. By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. 2015.
Four hundred years of Native American history from a bottom-up perspective.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, All US History
Themes: Native American
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Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
Book - Non-fiction. By James Loewen. 512 pages. 2019.
The mis-education provided by monuments and historic markers across the United States.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: Native American, Racism & Racial Identity
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Occupied America: A History of Chicanos
Book - Non-fiction. By Rodolfo Acuña. 2014 (8th Edition).
A leading textbook on Chicano history.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: Civil Rights Movements, Latinx, Native American
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 – Present
Books - Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2005, with a new introduction by Anthony Arnove in 2015. 784 pages.
Howard Zinn's groundbreaking work on U.S. history. This book details lives and facts rarely included in textbooks—an indispensable teacher and student resource.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764, Revolution & Constitution: 1765 - 1799, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849, Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864, Reconstruction Period: 1865 - 1876, Industrial Revolution: 1877 - 1899, Turn of the Century: 1900 - 1909, World War I: 1910 - 1919, Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944, Cold War: 1945 - 1960, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000, 2001 - Present, All US History
Themes: African American, Reconstruction, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Economics, Education, Immigration, Imperialism, Labor, Laws & Citizen Rights, Native American, Organizing, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery and Resistance, Social Class, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History
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A Queer History of the United States for Young People
Book - Non-fiction. By Michael Bronski, adapted for by Richie Chevat. 336 pages. 2019.
A young adult readers edition of the original text explores the history of LGBTQ+ experiences in the U.S. since 1500.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, All US History
Themes: Criminal Justice & Incarceration, Imperialism, LGBTQ, Native American, Women's History
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Rad American History A-Z: Movements and Moments That Demonstrate the Power of the People
Book - Non-fiction. By Kate Schatz and illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl. Ten Speed Press. 176 pp. 2020.
Paired with dynamic paper-cut art, readers explore several centuries of U.S. politics, culture, art, activism, and liberation.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, All US History
Themes: Environment, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Native American, Organizing, Slavery and Resistance, Women's History
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