We want to hear your stories about using our lessons on Reconstruction. In appreciation for your time, we will send you a free copy of Freedom Was in Sight by Kate Masur and Liz Clarke.
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Scholar Brian Jones will shed light on the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the North. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why.
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According to an American Historical Association report, a quarter of the teachers surveyed use Zinn Education Project resources.
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Historian Kellie Carter Jackson discussed her book, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance as part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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Seldom do we see Haiti in the news without the word “crisis.” It is important for young people to learn about the roots of the crisis and the long history of resistance.
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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.
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As politicians head for the nearest sound-bite they fail to help people think about the roots of problems or the profound changes needed to address them, like climate change and immigration.
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With the airwaves full of inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and the border a hot election topic, we provide lessons, teaching guides, and other recommended resources for teaching honestly and critically about immigration.
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To prepare for local and national elections in November, teach outside the textbook about voter suppression.
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The Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups each year. Applications are open now for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Lessons, books, articles, films, and upcoming events on labor history.
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We are thrilled to announce the 2024–2025 Teach the Black Freedom Struggle season of online classes — a series unlike any other professional development.
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We are thrilled to announce our second class of Zinn Education Project Prentiss Charney fellows for the 2024–2026 school years. The fellowship offers support for a cohort of people’s history educator leaders to study, learn, and organize together for two years.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon (October 4, 1942 – July 16, 2024) was a song leader, composer, scholar, and activist.
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In appreciation for your feedback on using lessons on Native American organizing for climate justice, we can send you a free copy of the new edition of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes.
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Historian John Avery Dittmer (October 30, 1939 – July 19, 2024) was the author of key texts on SNCC and grassroots organizing in Mississippi.
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Join the SNCC Legacy Project at an in-person or virtual event to learn more about SNCC’s organizing work from SNCC veterans and humanities scholars and to explore connections to your life and community.
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Historian Mia Bay will discuss the her book, Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance, which explores racial restrictions on transportation and resistance to the injustice. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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On Jan. 13, 2025, educator Jesse Hagopian will discuss Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education, and the campaign to fight back against bans on books and education. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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We seek to hire a communications and development manager for the Zinn Education Project, coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change.
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Online classes for educators on teaching the Black Freedom Struggle. People's historians interviewed by classroom teachers and teacher educators.
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On Dec. 2, 2024, scholar Orisanmi Burton will discuss his book Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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We shipped an interactive pop-up display to sites all over the United States for the Teach Truth campaign. Groups are sharing the display at Pride festivals, bookstores, farmers's markets, schools, Juneteenth celebrations, and more.
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Check out this list of frequently downloaded lessons from the Zinn Education Project website during the 2023–2024 school year.
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