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People’s History Across the Country, and Around the World

The Zinn Education Project is pleased to have more than 15,000 registered users from every…

Occupy the Curriculum

By Bill Bigelow The other day on the Zinn Education Project’s Facebook page, we…

Thank You for Your Support

The voting for the 2011 CREDO Donations Ballot is now closed. However, you can still…

History Steps Out of the Photograph: John Carlos Speaks to Students

More than 100 students and teachers at Capital City Public Charter School had the opportunity to hear from 1968 Olympic icon and political activist John Carlos and sportswriter Dave Zirin on Oct. 3, 2011. As part of the national book tour to launch The John Carlos Story, Carlos and Zirin spoke to the students about that moment in history, the limited explanations given in textbooks, and its continued significance.

Columbus Day Interviews with the Zinn Education Project

The Zinn Education Project is honored that Bill Bigelow and Julian Hipkins were invited on…

Educators and Activists Celebrate the Legacy of Howard Zinn and the Zinn Education Project

There was a standing-room-only crowd at the new Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, Md., for the special event on Sept. 21 to celebrate International Peace Day, dedicate the Zinn Room, and raise funds for the Zinn Education Project.

Rethinking Columbus

One of the most popular teaching activities on the Zinn Education Project website is The People vs. Columbus, et al. which challenges student to critically examine the motivations for and impact of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in Hispaniola.

Dedication of the Zinn Room at Busboys and Poets — Excerpts from Talks

Here are selected excerpts from the presentations on September 21, 2011 at Busboys and Poets…

10% More: 10 New Teaching Activities Now Available

We have just posted 10 new teaching resources at our website! These include a dramatic role play about the little-known Japanese Latin American internment during World War II; an article on working with Lewis Hine's photos of child labor; activities on the first-ever Indigenous People's Summit on Climate Change; and a role play that puts students in the position of being members of the American Anti-Slavery Society, who must choose the most effective ways to fight slavery.

Zinn Education Project Partners with StoryCorps’ National Teachers Initiative

The Zinn Education Project is teaming up with StoryCorps, the national nonprofit oral history project,…

Coalition Urges Scholastic to Stop Using Fossil-Fuel & U.S. Chamber Sponsored Materials in Classrooms

A letter to ask Scholastic to stop distributing fossil fuel and other industry propaganda labeled as educational materials in schools.

12,000 Teachers Teaching Outside the Textbook

We now have more than 12,000 registered teachers teaching outside the textbook. People come across…

Teaching Against War, for Humanity

The latest issue of the War Resisters League magazine (Winter 2011), Living the Lesson,…

10,000 Teachers Teaching Outside the Textbook

Yes, 10,000. That’s the number of people who are teaching outside the textbook with curriculum…

History Awards for The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers received a 70th…

Teachable Moment: Wisconsin Workers Unite

Teach current events by teaching labor history with Zinn Education Project materials.

New Teaching Guide on Vietnam War and Whistleblowing

The Zinn Education Project is proud to have prepared a 100-page teaching guide for the…

Thinking Outside the Textbook Booklet: Available for free to distribute at your workshop, panel, or teacher meeting | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

Teaching Outside the Textbook Booklet

The Zinn Education Project has developed a 16-page promotional booklet to introduce teachers to the…

Howard Zinn Talks to Social Studies Teachers

Howard Zinn's keynote speech to teachers at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Houston in 2008.

Teaching a People’s History Packets – A National Snapshot

Download Report PDF This report provides an overview of who ordered the Teaching a People’s…

Howard Zinn at the 2008 NCSS Conference | Zinn Education Project

“One Long Struggle for Justice”: An Interview with Historian Howard Zinn

In early January of 2010, the Zinn Education Project joined with HarperCollins, publisher of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, to sponsor an "Ask Howard" online radio interview, and invited teachers from around the country to participate. Sixty teachers and students submitted written questions to Professor Zinn. The Jan. 19 interview was conducted by Rethinking Schools Curriculum Editor Bill Bigelow. Here are excerpts from that interview, edited for length and clarity. The full audio version can be accessed at Authors on Air.