The Zinn Education Project has joined a coalition led by the Resistance Rangers to defend truth telling at the 433 sites of the National Park Service. Called America 433+, the coalition held a teach-in at Harpers Ferry on Juneteenth with speakers and an invitation to people of all ages to pledge to be resistance rangers and receive a Junior Resistance Ranger badge.
One of the teach-in speakers was Ranger Elizabeth, who worked at Harpers Ferry for years trying to get the stories of the Black raiders told with an exhibit that remains “under construction” since 2019. The event received national coverage on NPR, MSNow, and more outlets.
To bring this information to the classroom, check out a story collection and data visualization by Amy Qin and Flávio Pessoa in The Guardian called ‘A sanitized view of America’: inside Trump’s campaign to erase US history from national parks.
We encourage everyone to download the Junior Resistance Ranger booklet and take the pledge at a national park. Take a photo when you do and we’ll send you junior resistance ranger badge.
The Resistance Rangers website also offers downloadable booklets from two National Park Service sites (Arlington House and Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home) which the rangers are not allowed to distribute under this administration. You can challenge censorship by downloading, reading, and sharing them.
Visit the coalition website, America433+, to find a petition, letter writing campaign, and upcoming events. The coalition members are Resistance Rangers, Branch 4, Race Forward Action Public School Strong, and the Zinn Education Project, coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change.
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