15,000 copies of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, the young readers’ edition of a book by acclaimed historian Jeanne Theoharis, adapted by award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert, have been shipped to teachers requesting copies to pair with their history or language arts curriculum.

Thanks to generous donors, the Zinn Education Project gave 450 copies of Eve Ewing’s Original Sins to educators around the country.

We engaged with educators from around the country at the National Education Association Conference on Racial and Social Justice in Portland, Oregon.

A story and corrido (ballad) about the 1930s deportation of Mexican Americans.

Thank you to the staff of the Zinn Education Project for trusting and supporting educators and students, and for providing resources to teach truth.

With the airwaves full of inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and I.C.E. raids in countless communities, we provide lessons, teaching guides, and other recommended resources for teaching honestly and critically about immigration.

Highlights from 2025 Teach Truth events around the United States.

Thanks to a generous donation from One Signal Publishers, 300 copies of Jason Stanley's Erasing History were donated to educators around the country in preparation for the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action.

The D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice hosted a Teach Truth day of action event at the Mall — marching (with a brass band) from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).

On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread and a link to learn more at the Zinn Education Project.

Resources for middle and high school classrooms on the history of policing in the United States.

Teach Truth day of action briefing with representatives from the co-sponsors, partners, and event hosts.

Children’s future depends on what they learn today. That is why we need to defend the freedom to learn, more now than ever. Let students and teachers know we are by their side.

Historian Mia Bay discussed her book, Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance, which explores racial restrictions on transportation and resistance to the injustice. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Fifth annual nationwide rallies and teach-ins, led by educators, students, and local communities aim to pushback unprecedented and increasing legislative efforts to censor history and restrict learning in K–12 classrooms.

The Zinn Education Project, in conjunction with more than 80 prominent racial and social justice organizations, will hold a national briefing on June 3, to discuss the growing chorus of diverse voices speaking out against the state and federal attack on students’ freedom to learn and educators’ freedom to teach.

Educators have a vital role to play in preserving the truth of what happened in 2020. Let’s help students understand both the power of protest — and the necessity of ongoing struggle — to build a more just future.

Scholar Jason Stanley, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, discussed his book, Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, which exposes the ways authoritarian regimes manipulate historical narratives to maintain power.

Thanks to a generous donation from the REI Co-op, 2,600 copies of Heather McGhee's The Sum of Us were given to teachers, teacher educators, and school librarians.

Historians Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry discussed the Black Teacher Archive, a digital portal centralizing materials created by professional organizations of African American educators, historically referred to as Colored Teachers Associations (CTAs). This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

We invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host a mini-lesson, rally at a historic site, history walking tour, information table, or other event to defend the right to #TeachTruth.

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why.

One way to engage the community in defending the right to learn is with a local history walking tour. Along the way, participants learn about history they wish they had learned in school.

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, help students think critically about the origins and consequences of the U.S. war in Vietnam.