Remove History Education Remove Human Rights Remove Tradition
article thumbnail

Challenging Anti-History Education Laws: Teachers Receive 14,000 Books on African Americans During WWII

Zinn Education Project

I had always heard the traditional narrative of how the home front came together to support the war effort, but the stories told in the book showed me the myriad ways this was not true for African Americans. Amanda Sandoval shared the slide instructions for the blackout poetry that she used for this activity.

article thumbnail

Teach Truth History Walking Tours

Zinn Education Project

The event hosts can point out that teachers are trying to share this history, but they face censorship from anti-history education laws and Executive Orders. History walking tours can be led by one speaker, or you can invite students and community members to be responsible for particular stops along the way.

History 52