All US History Archives

Rise Up Singing

Book — Non-fiction. By Peter Blood and Annie Patterson. 2004. 288 pages.
Social justice songs on various themes.

The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2009. 746 pages.
A volume of essays emphasizing six areas that have been important to Zinn's work since the late 1950s — race, class, war, law, and history.

Readings from Voices of a People’s History of the United States

Audio CD. Edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. 2007.
Sixteen readings by an all-star cast from "Voices of a People's History."

Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery

Website. A companion site to the PBS documentary on the origins and legacy of American slavery, including episodes on the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

History in the Making: An Absorbing Look at How American History Has Changed in the Telling over the Last 200 Years

Book — Non-fiction. By Kyle Ward. 2007. 374 pages.
From the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons comes an examination of ways in which Americans tell the history their country has changed over time.

Not Written in Stone: Learning and Unlearning American History Through 200 Years of Textbooks

Book — Non-fiction. By Kyle Ward. 2010. 368 pages.
A critique of the representation of history in textbooks.

History Matters

Website. A clearinghouse of history resources for high school and college teachers and students.

Unlearning “Indian” Stereotypes

Slideshow on DVD. 1977, updated in 2008. Rethinking Schools and the Council on Interracial Books for Children.
Native American history through the eyes of Native American children.

To Make Our World Anew: A History of African Americans

Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Robin D. G. Kelley and Earl Lewis. 2005. 320 pages.
Comprehensive history of African Americans.

From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: A Short, Illustrated History of Labor in the United States

Book — Non-fiction. By Priscilla Murolo and A. B. Chitty. Illustrations by Joe Sacco. 2002. 384 pages.
Labor history of the United States.

Golden Lands, Working Hands

Film. By Fred Glass for the California Federation of Teachers. 1999. 170 minutes.
Ten-part film series brings the hidden history of working people in California to light, from the Gold Rush through the present.

A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2006. 293 pages.
A collection of essays on American history, class, immigration, justice, and ordinary citizens who have made a difference.

Voices of a People’s History

Website. Voices helps to stage public readings of primary-source materials on a people's history. The website also offers dozens of film clips of readings by well-known people for classroom use.

The People Speak (Film) | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

The People Speak – Extended Edition – DVD

Film. Directed by Howard Zinn, Chris Moore, and Anthony Arnove. 2009. 110 minutes.
Dramatic readings and performances based on Voices of a People's History and A People's History of the United States.

A People’s History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century (Audio)

Audio. By Howard Zinn. Read by Matt Damon. 2003. 8 hours, 44 minutes.
Audio book version of excerpted highlights from A People's History of the United States.

Whitewashing War: Historical Myth, Corporate Textbooks, and Possibilities for Democratic Education

Book — Non-fiction. By Christopher R. Leahey. 2010. 145 pages.
A critical analysis of how textbooks represent U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Americans Who Tell the Truth

Website. Portraits by Robert Shetterly and biographies of individuals who have taken a stand for justice.

Celebrate People’s History: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution

Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Josh MacPhee. 2020. 264 pages.
A visual representation of people's history through political posters.

The Black History of the White House

Book — Non-fiction. By Clarence Lusane. 2010. 544 pages.
The untold story of African Americans in the White House from the 18th century to the present, including the presidents who held people in bondage.

Teaching Activity by Clarence Lusane