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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

LaGarrett King, founder and director of the Center for K12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the University of Buffalo The controversies have had subtle reverberations for the classrooms in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia too. He adds that it’s not surprising that Black history classes make some people uncomfortable.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

You can plan a virtual event or gathering at a historic site, bookstore, famers’ market, or other public location. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 and 2022.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Find an event near you and show up Go to a historic site and take a photo with a Teach Truth sign that you make or download. Host an information table at a public site (such as a library, bookstore, or farmers market) or organize a gathering at a historic site. All you need to do is select a site and register.