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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.

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.

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.…

Black Abolitionists

Profiles. Zinn Education Project. 2014. Brief biographies of 25 Black abolitionists.

Black Abolitionists (Book) | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

How Many Black Abolitionists Can You Name?

In the United States, there has been a renewal of interest in slavery, the…

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.

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.

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.