Recommended classroom resources, including lessons, books, articles, films, and more for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Historian Vincent Harding shared memories of Howard Zinn at the SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina in April 2010.

On this Constitution Day, let’s commit ourselves to teach the truth. Let’s look deeply and critically at how this document may have offered a republican form of government for some, but denied humanity to others, and contributed to the system of white supremacy we still need to dismantle.

On Monday, October 17, 2022, author Ashley Farmer will discuss Queen Mother Audley Moore (1898 – 1997), one of the most influential activists and thinkers of the 20th century. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

The Howard Zinn Centennial week of activities launched with a teacher workshop on the Red Scare since the same tactics are being used today to thwart the teaching of people's history. Teachers from around the country were introduced to the Zinn Education Project mixer lesson about the Red Scare.

Alaina Roberts discussed the Reconstruction era connections between Black freedom and Native American citizenship in the context of westward expansion onto Native land. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

This year during Banned Books Week 2022 (Sept. 18-24), not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQI identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. The official lists of banned books, while useful, are a drop in the bucket.

Throughout the week of the 100th anniversary of Howard Zinn’s birth on Aug. 24, 1922, there will be events for educators, archivists, and the wider community to learn from Zinn’s life and work — and to share the many ways that people continue to document and share people’s history.

Archivists and historians gathered online for a session called "Radicalizing the Archives" during the week of activities to commemorate the Howard Zinn Centennial.

Online classes for educators on the teaching the Black Freedom Struggle. People's historians interviewed by classroom teachers and teacher educators.

In commemoration of Howard Zinn’s 100th birthday, the Baltimore-based Taharka Brothers released a “Power of the People” ice cream flavor.

For the Howard Zinn Centennial, share YOUR story of when you first read A People’s History of the United States or how you teach people’s history.

On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, sports historian Dave Zirin and Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian hosted an event with special guests to commemorate Howard Zinn (1922–2010) and other people’s historians on this 100th anniversary year.

For the Howard Zinn Centennial, we are highlighting people’s historians who preceded Howard Zinn and those who are expanding the field today. One historian we feature is Lerone Bennett Jr., who was senior editor of Ebony magazine.

A new documentary, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, will be released on October 19. It is based on the bestselling biography of the same name by Jeanne Theoharis. The film was produced by Soledad O'Brien Productions and directed by Yoruba Richen and Johanna Hamilton. 

We need to expose the right's agenda and be visible in our defense of teaching people's history. Don't let the right control the narrative. We ask EVERYONE (including YOU) reading this news post to defend the right to #TeachTruth.

Author, lawyer, and professor Bryan Stevenson will discuss his book Just Mercy and history of racial terror in the United States.

Matt Delmont will share stories from his new book, Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Reconstruction was not a “failure” as referenced in many state standards. Students should learn that specific white supremacist individuals, organizations, and systems actively defeated it.

On July 11 and 12, 2022, 30 middle and high school teachers participated in a workshop offered by the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) and the Zinn Education Project on teaching Reconstruction.

On Monday, January 23, 2023, author Dayo F. Gore will discuss Black women radicals who were active in the revolutionary struggle during the period known as the Red Scare. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.