People’s Historians Online: Abolitionists and Reconstruction
On July 10, the weekly People’s Historians Online mini-class featured a conversation between historian Manisha Sinha and high school teacher Adam Sanchez about the abolition movement and Reconstruction.
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Who Fought to End Slavery? Meet the Abolitionists
Teaching Activity. By Adam Sanchez, Brady Bennon, Deb Delman, and Jessica Lovaas.
This mixer role play introduces students to the stories of famous and lesser-known abolitionists, through biography and investigation.
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This mixer role play introduces students to the stories of famous and lesser-known abolitionists, through biography and investigation.
Videos for “Raising the Voices of Abolitionists Through Art” Lesson
Below are film clips to accompany the “Raising the Voices of Abolitionists Through Art” lesson.…
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Black Abolitionists
Profiles. Zinn Education Project. 2014.
Brief biographies of 25 Black abolitionists.
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How Many Black Abolitionists Can You Name?
In the United States, there has been a renewal of interest in slavery, the…
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SNCC: The New Abolitionists
Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 1964; re-published in 2013. 246 pages.
A detailed history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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A detailed history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
People’s History of Fourth of July
A collection of more than a dozen people's history stories from July 4th beyond 1776. The stories include July 4th anniversaries such as when slavery was abolished in New York (1827), Frederick Douglass's speech "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" (1852), the Reconstruction era attack on a Black militia that led to the Hamburg Massacre (1876), protest of segregation at an amusement park in Baltimore (1963), and more.
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Teach the Black Freedom Struggle Online Classes
Online classes for educators on teaching the Black Freedom Struggle. People's historians interviewed by classroom teachers and teacher educators.
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Teaching in Dangerous Times: Lessons from SNCC
SNCC veterans Courtland Cox, Jennifer Lawson, and Judy Richardson discuss how the lessons they learned during the Civil Rights Movement are applicable today. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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Free Books for Your Teaching Story
Share a story about using any of our lessons on enslavement, resistance, and Reconstruction.
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