Inside the Volcano: A Curriculum on Nicaragua
Teaching Guide. Edited by Bill Bigelow and Jeff Edmundson. 1990. 130 pages.
Fourteen interactive lessons on the history of Nicaragua.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000
Themes: US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies
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Ismael Guadalupe Ortiz: “Testimony on Vieques, Puerto Rico”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Ismael Guadalupe Ortiz's "Testimony on Vieques, Puerto Rico" (1979) read by Mario Murillo.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000
Themes: Environment, Latinx
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John Brown’s Last Speech
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading John Brown’s Last Speech delivered on November 2, 1859, by Josh Brolin.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864
Themes: Organizing, Slavery and Resistance
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June Jordan: “Speech Against the Gulf War”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of June Jordan's "Speech Against the Gulf War" (1991) by Kathleen Chalfant.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000
Themes: African American, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History
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Labor Matters
Teaching Activity. By Teaching Tolerance.
Introduces students to the role of the labor movement in securing contemporary benefits such as the 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, and workplace safety regulations.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Turn of the Century: 1900 - 1909, World War I: 1910 - 1919, Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944
Themes: Labor, Laws & Citizen Rights, Organizing
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Langston Hughes: “Ballad of Roosevelt”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Langston Hughes' "Ballad of Roosevelt" (1934) by Danny Glover.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944
Themes: African American, Democracy & Citizenship
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Langston Hughes: “Montage of a Dream Deferred”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Langston Hughes' "Montage of a Dream Deferred" (1951) by Danny Glover.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Cold War: 1945 - 1960
Themes: African American
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Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery
Archive.
This website collects and publishes thousands of “Information Wanted” advertisements taken out by people freed from slavery who are searching for family members who had been sold apart.
Time Periods: Reconstruction Period: 1865 - 1876
Themes: African American, Reconstruction, Slavery and Resistance
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Lessons from Freedom Summer: Ordinary People Building Extraordinary Movements
Teaching Guide. Edited by Kathy Emery, Linda Reid Gold and Sylvia Braselmann. Foreword by Howard Zinn. 2008. 456 pages.
Readings and lessons on the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project.
Time Periods: 20th Century, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: Civil Rights Movements, Education, Organizing
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Let’s Talk About Climate! Interdisciplinary Teaching Ideas
Teaching Guide. Project coordinator: Peter Crownfield. In collaboration with the Alliance for Sustainable Communities–Lehigh Valley.
Teaching ideas to integrate climate and sustainability concepts in all subjects and grade levels.
Themes: Climate Justice, Environment, Science
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The Line Between Us: Teaching About the Border and Mexican Immigration
Teaching Guide. By Bill Bigelow. 2006. 160 pages. Rethinking Schools.
Lessons for teaching about the history of U.S.–Mexico relations and current border and immigration issues.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849, 20th Century
Themes: Immigration, Latinx, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
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Losing Control in the 1970s
Teaching Activity. By Jennifer Rosebrook.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 20 of Voices of a People's History of the United States on the legacy of scandal since the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate break-in.
Time Periods: 20th Century, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
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Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions
Teaching Guide. By Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana. Foreword by Wendy D. Puriefoy. 2011.
The uses and methods of the Question Formulation Technique.
Themes: Education
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Malcolm X: “Message to the Grass Roots”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" (1963) by Mos Def.
Time Periods: 20th Century, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: African American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship
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Maria Stewart: Address Delivered at the African Masonic Hall
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Maria Stewart's "Address Delivered at the African Masonic Hall" (1833) by Alfre Woodard.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849
Themes: African American, Women's History
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The New Teacher Book: Finding Purpose, Balance, and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom
Teaching Guide. Edited By Linda Christensen, Stan Karp, Bob Peterson, Moé Yonamine. 376 pages. 2019. Rethinking Schools.
Offers practical guidance on how to flourish in schools and classrooms and connect in meaningful ways with students and families from all cultures and backgrounds.
Time Periods: 21st Century
Themes: Education
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New York and Slavery: Time to Teach the Truth
Teaching Guide. By Alan J. Singer. 2008.
Narrative description of slavery in the north and strategies for engaging young people as historians on the topic.
Time Periods: 18th Century, 19th Century
Themes: African American, Slavery and Resistance
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Open Minds to Equality: A Sourcebook of Learning Activities to Affirm Diversity and Promote Equity
Teaching Guide. By Nancy Schniedewind and Ellen Davidson. 4th Edition. 408 pages. 2014. Rethinking Schools.
Full of activities to help students explore inequalities and cooperation.
Themes: Racism & Racial Identity
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Panama, the 1991 Gulf War, and the War at Home
Teaching Activity. By Robert Standish.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 22 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on Panama, the 1991 Gulf War, and the War on the Poor in the United States.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000
Themes: US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
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A People’s History for the Classroom
Teaching Guide. By Bill Bigelow. 120 pages. 2008. Rethinking Schools.
Lessons to introduce students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of U.S. history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula. Published by Rethinking Schools.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: Education
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