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August 27-29: Teach Truth Pledge Days of Action

How to participate in the August 27-29, 2021 Pledge to #TeachTruth Days of Action.

Teaching for Black Lives Teacher Study Groups: 2021-2022

The Zinn Education Project is excited to announce that a generous group of donors has funded another round of Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups, for the 2021-2022 school year. This is a free professional learning opportunity.

Summer Days of Action

Teachers are invited to make public their pledge to #TeachTruth at historic sites throughout the summer.

Wisconsin Student Testifies to School Board: “I deserve to be represented in Arrowhead’s curriculum.”

Student testimony at a school board meeting in Wisconsin.

Open Letter from Civil Rights Movement Veterans to Teachers: We’ve Seen This Before and We Stand With You

Open letter from Civil Rights Movement veterans in support of teachers who pledge to teach the truth despite the new wave of teacher-intimidation and thought-suppression laws.

Pledge to #TeachTruth Day of Action

Photos from around the country as teachers and allies rally to #TeachTruth in the face of the GOP bills to ban the teaching of history.

Pledge to Teach the Truth

We, the undersigned educators, refuse to lie to young people about U.S. history and current events.

Right-Wing Campaign to Block Teaching for Social Justice

Background reading and actions in response to Republican anti-history education laws.

Teachers Defy GOP Bills to Ban History Lessons

Thousands of teachers from across the United States have signed a pledge not to lie to their students.

Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

Juneteenth — June 19th, also known as Emancipation Day — is one of the commemorations of people seizing their freedom from slavery in the United States. Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth.

A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth

To raise public awareness about the danger of the state bills that limit the teaching of history, educators will take a public stand at historic sites on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

Tennessee Educators’ Open Letter to Governor Lee

Tennessee educators urge Governor Lee to veto a bill that would restrict or punish teachers for teaching the truth about history.

"Running the Negro out of Tulsa" | Zinn Education Project

Teaching the Tulsa Massacre 100 Years Later

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. We feature lessons, articles, and other resources to teach about the Tulsa Massacre and the ongoing struggle against institutionalized racism.

When South African Apartheid Was Overthrown: Lessons for the Movement for Black Lives Today

In this online class, Gerald Lenoir and Jesse Hagopian discussed the history of the anti-Apartheid (SA) movement and how it is relevant to students' lives and the movement for Black lives today.

Jesse Hagopian on CBS News: Decries GOP Attacks on Teaching History

Zinn Education Project team member and Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian spoke on CBS News about the increasing number of GOP bills to prohibit the teaching of Black history.

Your Vote Defends Teaching People’s History

The Zinn Education Project is one of CREDO’s grant recipients for the month of May. This can make a huge difference. How much we receive depends on you. Your vote is critical and takes less than a minute. Cast your vote today.

Arkansas Tries to Ban Teaching People’s History, Again

In January of 2021, two bills were proposed in Arkansas to restrict teaching about race, social class, solidarity, and the 1619 Project. Similar bills are being proposed in a growing number of states.

How the Word Is Passed Online Class

Clint Smith spoke with educators about his new book, How the Word Is Passed, and related classroom resources.

The Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex

Jesse Hagopian led a conversation with Garrett Felber, Safear Ness, and Stevie Wilson about the prison industrial complex, incarceration, and the history of resistance against that system.

Students Learn Hidden History of Reconstruction | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

Match Your Donation to the Teach Reconstruction Campaign

Pat Michelsen and Eric Dean generously offered to match donations up to $15,000 in support of the Zinn Education Project Teach Reconstruction campaign.

U.S. History Scholars Urge School Districts to Teach Reconstruction Era

The Zinn Education Project is releasing an open letter signed by more than 180 prominent scholars of U.S. history urging school districts to devote more time and resources to teaching the Reconstruction era.

Dear Educators, It Is Time to Fight for Asian America

An open letter to educators with resources to "learn or unlearn Asian American history, to teach about the oppression from white supremacy, and to teach about the movements, activists, and solidarity across movements."

Black Women’s Fight for Labor and Voting Rights

Dr. Tera W. Hunter was in conversation with Jeanne Theoharis about the historical context for the election victory in Georgia and to share insights from her research into freed women's lives, including the striking washerwomen of Atlanta.

A Year of Pandemic, Rebellion, and Learning Together

Beginning in late March 2020, the Zinn Education Project, in collaboration with Dr. Theoharis and dozens of scholars and activists, launched online classes for educators with people’s historians.

Petition to School Boards to Teach Reconstruction

Please sign the petition to school boards and join the more than 170 noted scholars of U.S. history who have signed an open letter urging school districts to devote more time and resources to teaching the Reconstruction era.