Responses to the Attempts to Censor People’s History in K-12 Indiana Schools
Ever since the news of Mitch Daniels' attempts to censor any writing by Howard Zinn in Indiana K-12 public schools, people have been speaking out. Here are just a few of the responses.
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I proudly stand by my decision to use Howard Zinn in my high school social studies courses and will continue to do so.
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Censoring Howard Zinn: Former Indiana Gov. Tried to Remove “A People’s History” from State Schools
On July 22, Democracy Now! reported on former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels’ efforts to…
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The Zinn Education Project Responds to Mitch Daniels’ Attacks on Howard Zinn
On July 17, 2013 the Associated Press (AP) revealed that former Indiana Governor and current Purdue University President Mitch Daniels had tried to ban Howard Zinn’s writing, including A People’s History of the United States, in K-12 public schools.
In a public statement on July 18, Purdue University stood by their president, stating that it is not an issue of censorship because it did not impact higher education, only K-12 public schools.
In other words, academic freedom and censorship do not apply to K-12 teachers and students.
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Daniels Looked to Censor More Than Just Howard Zinn
By Mike Leonard, The Herald Times Columnist
In July 2006, I wrote a column about sociologist James Loewen’s research on “sundown towns”----places where blacks were warned to leave before the sun went down. A native of Illinois who for many years taught at the University of Vermont, Loewen was stunned to discover that his home state had nearly 500 such towns, and neighboring Indiana was just as bad.
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Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Sought To Ban Howard Zinn in Public Schools
The Associated Press (AP) released a story today about an attempt to censor Howard Zinn's writing, including A People's History of the United States, in K-12 schools in Indiana.
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“BU Speaks” Raises Funds for the Zinn Education Project
Boston University’s Anti-War Coalition memorialized Howard Zinn’s legacy on April 2, 2013 with a…
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Rethinking the Day of Silence
In recognition of LGBTQ History month, we highlight one example of how a teacher and…
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Zinn Education Project and StoryCorps Partner on the Politics of Naming
For April, Diversity Month, the Zinn Education Project collaborates with StoryCorps to share resources on…
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A People’s History: Supplement or Textbook?
Essay by Staughton Lynd in response to one of the recent media attacks on Howard Zinn and A People’s History. These attacks include Sam Wineburg’s “Undue Certainty: Where Howard Zinn’s A People’s History Falls Short” in the American Federation of Teachers' American Educator magazine and “Agit-Prof: Howard Zinn's influential mutilations of American history” by David Greenberg in The New Republic.
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Women’s Labor Newspaper Digitized
For Women's History Month, we are pleased to share the digitized collection of the Voice of Industry newspaper. The Voice of Industry was a worker-run newspaper, published by young women from 1845-1848, who came to work in the factories in Lowell, Mass. Under the influence of the young labor leader Sarah Bagley, the paper was an uncompromising advocate for women’s rights, publishing pieces about marriage, suffrage, and equality.
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Teaching About the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
March 25 is the anniversary of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 that…
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Historians Respond to the New Republic’s Diatribe Against Howard Zinn
Responses from three historians to a critical review of the life and legacy of historian Howard Zinn in The New Republic.
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Against War: Alternative Radio Broadcast by Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn’s talk, "Against War," recorded by Alternative Radio on March 17, 2006.
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Bread and Roses Strike: One of the Great Silences in the School Curriculum
One of the great silences in the mainstream school curriculum is the role that social…
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Lucy Parsons: More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters
On March 7, 1942, 89-year-old Lucy Gonzales Parsons died in a house fire in Chicago. On this anniversary of her death and in honor of Women's History Month, we share this essay about her life by William Loren Katz, author of Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage. As Katz explains, Parsons was such a renowned labor organizer and orator that one Chicago official called her “more dangerous than a thousand rioters.”
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Honoring Howard Zinn’s Life by Teaching People’s History
Dear Zinn Education Project friends,
Howard Zinn passed away three years ago, on January 27,…
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International Journal of Social Education: Special Issue on Howard Zinn
This special edition came about after scholars presented and discussed perspectives on the important influences…
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The Zinn Education Project at the NCSS Conference in Seattle
The Zinn Education Project had a major presence at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Seattle from Nov. 16-18, 2012. Educators from across the country met and talked about teaching people's history. We featured books by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change, people's history resources, and a raffle.
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Sean Arce Receives Award at 2012 NCSS Conference
The Zinn Education Project presented Mexican American Studies program co-founder Sean Arce with the Myles Horton Education Award for Teaching People’s History at the NCSS conference in 2012.
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2012: Woody Guthrie Centennial
Born on July 14, 1912, activist folksinger Woody Guthrie's centennial is in full swing across the country.
His family and historians developed a website to make sure that his life and work are honored and can continue to inspire another generation.
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Artist Eleanor Rubin Offers Autographed Copies of “Dreams of Repair”
Artist Eleanor Rubin is generously donating signed copies of her book Dreams of Repair to…
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