Citizenship Schools: They Say I’m Your Teacher Film. Directed by Lucy Massie Phenix and Catherine Murphy. 2019. 9 minutes. Documentary about Citizenship Schools. Continue reading
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Young Readers Edition Book — Non-fiction. By Jeanne Theoharis and Brandy Colbert. 2021. This biography of Rosa Parks accessibly examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers’ perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the Civil Rights Movement. Continue reading
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Book — Non-fiction. By Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds. 2020. 320 pages. Described as 'Stamped from the Beginning' "remixed," this young adult book brings African American history into sharp focus as context for the here and now. Continue reading
The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North: Segregation and Struggle Outside of the South Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Brian Purnell and Jeanne Theoharis with Komozi Woodard. 2019. 352 pages. This important work shows how the Jim Crow North maintained inequality in the nation’s most liberal places, and chronicles how activists worked to undo those inequities born of Northern Jim Crow. Continue reading
Textbook Myths About President Woodrow Wilson Article. By James W. Loewen. Excerpt about President Woodrow Wilson from "Lies My Teacher Told Me" (The New Press). Continue reading
Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Book — Non-fiction. By Martha S. Jones. 2021. 368 pages. This book excavates the lives and work of Black women from the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond. Continue reading
Chokehold: Policing Black Men Book — Non-fiction. By Paul Butler. 2018. 320 pages. A former federal prosecutor explains how the criminal justice system works against the people and how we can disrupt its abuse. Continue reading
Two Thumbs Up: Movies and Documentaries to Use (and Avoid) When Teaching Civil Rights Article from "Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement" edited by Hasan Kwame Jeffries. A critical review of films on the Civil Rights Movement and institutionalized racism, with dozens of recommendations of films to watch and those to avoid. Continue reading
Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American Slave Trade Database Digital collection. Through this website, over 130,000 voyages made in the Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade can be searched, filtered, and sorted by variables including the port of origin, the number of enslaved Africans on board, and the ship's name. Continue reading
A Black Women’s History of the United States Book — Non-fiction. By Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross. 2020. 288 pages. A history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are — and have always been — instrumental in shaping our country. Continue reading
Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story Book — Non-fiction. By Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis. 2018. 288 pages. A young adult sports history that chronicles the life of Wyomia Tyus, the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer, who became the first person to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games. Continue reading
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream Book — Non-fiction. By Blair Imani. 2020. 192 pages. An illustrated chronicle of the Great Migration and African American history in the 20th century. Continue reading
The Moment Was Now: Musical About Reconstruction The musical "The Moment Was Now" is set in Reconstruction era Baltimore with debates about labor, women's right to vote, and the rights of African Americans. Continue reading
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Ransby. 2005. 495 pages. This biography chronicles Baker's long and rich political career as an organizer, an intellectual, and a teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Continue reading
Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Ransby. 2013. 373 pages. This biography of cosmopolitan anthropologist Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson explores her influence on her husband's early career, their open marriage, and her life as a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women's rights, and an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist. Continue reading
Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong Picture book. By Dawn Bohulano Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta. Illustrated by Andre Sibayan. 2018. The first nonfiction illustrated Filipino-American history book for children tells the story of labor activist Larry Itliong, who organized farmworkers on the West Coast in the mid-20th century. Continue reading
Teaching Critically About Lewis and Clark: Challenging Dominant Narratives in K–12 Curriculum Book — Non-fiction. By Alison Schmitke, Leilani Sabzalian, Jeff Edmundson. 2020. 216 pages. This much-needed guide unpacks the colonial narrative that dominates most mainstream histories of the Corps of Discovery expedition. Continue reading
Crip Camp Film. Directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht. Netflix. 2020. 107 minutes. A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality. Continue reading
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman Book — Non-fiction. By Erica Armstrong Dunbar. 2019. 176 pages. This book blends traditional biography with illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Harriet Tubman. Continue reading
How to Survive a Plague Film. Directed by David France. Public Square Films. 2012. 109 minutes. This documentary is about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Continue reading
The Rebellious Lives of Mrs. Rosa Parks Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow. In this mixer lesson, students learn about Rosa Parks' many decades of activism by taking on roles from various times in her life. In this way, students learn about her radicalism before, during, and long after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Continue reading
Films with a Conscience Article. The films listed below are ones that can help students gain insights into how the world works. Many of these also alert students to how individuals and social movements have tried to make life better. Continue reading
The Good Doctors: The Medical Committee for Human Rights and the Struggle for Social Justice in Health Care Book – Non-fiction. By John Dittmer. 2017. 344 pages. This book explores the history of SNCC's Medical Committee for Human Rights, which was founded in 1964 to care for civil rights activists and later worked to make healthcare more accessible for disenfranchised communities. Continue reading
Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights Book — Non-fiction. By Lawrence Goldstone. 2020. 288 pages. This young adult book documents the long and ongoing struggle for voting rights for African Americans. Continue reading
Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice Book — Non-fiction. By Lawrence Goldstone. 2018. 288 pages. This young adult book provides students with the history of the 1873 massacre of unarmed African Americans in Colfax, Louisiana and the subsequent Supreme Court Case. Continue reading
Citizenship Schools: They Say I’m Your Teacher Film. Directed by Lucy Massie Phenix and Catherine Murphy. 2019. 9 minutes. Documentary about Citizenship Schools. Continue reading
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Young Readers Edition Book — Non-fiction. By Jeanne Theoharis and Brandy Colbert. 2021. This biography of Rosa Parks accessibly examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers’ perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the Civil Rights Movement. Continue reading
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Book — Non-fiction. By Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds. 2020. 320 pages. Described as 'Stamped from the Beginning' "remixed," this young adult book brings African American history into sharp focus as context for the here and now. Continue reading
The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North: Segregation and Struggle Outside of the South Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Brian Purnell and Jeanne Theoharis with Komozi Woodard. 2019. 352 pages. This important work shows how the Jim Crow North maintained inequality in the nation’s most liberal places, and chronicles how activists worked to undo those inequities born of Northern Jim Crow. Continue reading
Textbook Myths About President Woodrow Wilson Article. By James W. Loewen. Excerpt about President Woodrow Wilson from "Lies My Teacher Told Me" (The New Press). Continue reading
Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Book — Non-fiction. By Martha S. Jones. 2021. 368 pages. This book excavates the lives and work of Black women from the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond. Continue reading
Chokehold: Policing Black Men Book — Non-fiction. By Paul Butler. 2018. 320 pages. A former federal prosecutor explains how the criminal justice system works against the people and how we can disrupt its abuse. Continue reading
Two Thumbs Up: Movies and Documentaries to Use (and Avoid) When Teaching Civil Rights Article from "Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement" edited by Hasan Kwame Jeffries. A critical review of films on the Civil Rights Movement and institutionalized racism, with dozens of recommendations of films to watch and those to avoid. Continue reading
Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American Slave Trade Database Digital collection. Through this website, over 130,000 voyages made in the Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade can be searched, filtered, and sorted by variables including the port of origin, the number of enslaved Africans on board, and the ship's name. Continue reading
A Black Women’s History of the United States Book — Non-fiction. By Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross. 2020. 288 pages. A history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are — and have always been — instrumental in shaping our country. Continue reading
Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story Book — Non-fiction. By Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis. 2018. 288 pages. A young adult sports history that chronicles the life of Wyomia Tyus, the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer, who became the first person to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games. Continue reading
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream Book — Non-fiction. By Blair Imani. 2020. 192 pages. An illustrated chronicle of the Great Migration and African American history in the 20th century. Continue reading
The Moment Was Now: Musical About Reconstruction The musical "The Moment Was Now" is set in Reconstruction era Baltimore with debates about labor, women's right to vote, and the rights of African Americans. Continue reading
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Ransby. 2005. 495 pages. This biography chronicles Baker's long and rich political career as an organizer, an intellectual, and a teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Continue reading
Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Ransby. 2013. 373 pages. This biography of cosmopolitan anthropologist Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson explores her influence on her husband's early career, their open marriage, and her life as a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women's rights, and an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist. Continue reading
Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong Picture book. By Dawn Bohulano Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta. Illustrated by Andre Sibayan. 2018. The first nonfiction illustrated Filipino-American history book for children tells the story of labor activist Larry Itliong, who organized farmworkers on the West Coast in the mid-20th century. Continue reading
Teaching Critically About Lewis and Clark: Challenging Dominant Narratives in K–12 Curriculum Book — Non-fiction. By Alison Schmitke, Leilani Sabzalian, Jeff Edmundson. 2020. 216 pages. This much-needed guide unpacks the colonial narrative that dominates most mainstream histories of the Corps of Discovery expedition. Continue reading
Crip Camp Film. Directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht. Netflix. 2020. 107 minutes. A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality. Continue reading
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman Book — Non-fiction. By Erica Armstrong Dunbar. 2019. 176 pages. This book blends traditional biography with illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Harriet Tubman. Continue reading
How to Survive a Plague Film. Directed by David France. Public Square Films. 2012. 109 minutes. This documentary is about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Continue reading
The Rebellious Lives of Mrs. Rosa Parks Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow. In this mixer lesson, students learn about Rosa Parks' many decades of activism by taking on roles from various times in her life. In this way, students learn about her radicalism before, during, and long after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Continue reading
Films with a Conscience Article. The films listed below are ones that can help students gain insights into how the world works. Many of these also alert students to how individuals and social movements have tried to make life better. Continue reading
The Good Doctors: The Medical Committee for Human Rights and the Struggle for Social Justice in Health Care Book – Non-fiction. By John Dittmer. 2017. 344 pages. This book explores the history of SNCC's Medical Committee for Human Rights, which was founded in 1964 to care for civil rights activists and later worked to make healthcare more accessible for disenfranchised communities. Continue reading
Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights Book — Non-fiction. By Lawrence Goldstone. 2020. 288 pages. This young adult book documents the long and ongoing struggle for voting rights for African Americans. Continue reading
Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice Book — Non-fiction. By Lawrence Goldstone. 2018. 288 pages. This young adult book provides students with the history of the 1873 massacre of unarmed African Americans in Colfax, Louisiana and the subsequent Supreme Court Case. Continue reading
