Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Teaching Activity PDFs

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Why Students Should Study History: An Interview with Howard Zinn

Background Reading for Teachers PDF. By Howard Zinn. 1994.
Interview conducted by Barbara Miner on a number of questions about the study of history.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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What War Looks Like

Background Reading for Teachers and High School Students PDF. By Howard Zinn. 4 pages.
An essay by Howard Zinn on the impact of war.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to a crowd of an estimated 400,000 people at the United Nations plaza after an anti-Vietnam War march, New York, New York, April 15, 1967. Credit: Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images

A Revolution of Values

Teaching Activity PDF. By the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 pages.
Text of speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Vietnam War, followed by three teaching ideas.

Civil Rights Movements, Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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U.S. Mexico War: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God”

Teaching Activity PDF. Lesson by Bill Bigelow and student reading by Howard Zinn. 21 pages.
Interactive activity introduces students to the history and often untold story of the U.S. Mexico War.

Imperialism, Latino, Slavery, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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History Textbooks: “Theirs” and “Ours”: A Rebellion or a War of Independence?

Teaching Activity PDF. By John DeRose. 4 pages.
Analysis of textbook passages from different countries, videos and books are used to explore different perspectives about the same event in history, i.e. “Philippine-American War” vs. “War of Philippine Independence”.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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The Most Dangerous Man in America Teaching Guide

Teaching Activities. Zinn Education Project. 2010. 100 pages.
Eight lessons for use with the documentary film about Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers, the Vietnam War, and whistleblowing.

Media, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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Rethinking the Teaching of the Vietnam War

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 8 pages.
A role play on the history of the Vietnam War that is left out of traditional textbooks.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Haiku and Hiroshima: Teaching About the Atomic Bomb

Teaching Activity PDF. By Wayne Au. 3 pages.
Lesson for high school students on the bombing of Hiroshima using the film Barefoot Gen and haiku.

Language Arts, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Draft Riot Mystery

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 9 pages.
Students are invited to solve a mystery, using historical clues, about the real story of the Draft Riots.

Democracy & Citizenship, Immigration, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery, Social Class, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Other Internment: Teaching the Hidden Story of Japanese Latin Americans During WWII

Teaching Activity PDF. By Moé Yonamine. 18 pages.
Poetry, photography, and text are used in this role play to teach about the often untold history of Japanese Latin American internment during WWII.

Asian American, Civil Rights Movements, Criminal Justice, Democracy & Citizenship, Immigration, Laws & Citizen Rights, Racism & Racial Identity, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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Who Freed the Slaves?

Student Handout in PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 2 pages.
This timeline can be used as a resource for lessons on the Civil War, President Lincoln, the 54th Regiment, and the end of slavery.

African American, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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A Lesson on the Japanese American Internment

Teaching Activity PDF. By Mark Sweeting. 4 pages.
How one teacher engaged his students in a critical examination of the language used in textbooks to describe the internment.

Asian American, Democracy & Citizenship, Education, Laws & Citizen Rights, Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Whose “Terrorism”?

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 11 pages.
Using scenarios based on real situations, this lesson helps middle and high school students examine the definition of terrorism and the use of the term terrorism in the media and U.S. foreign policy.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Election of 1860 Role Play

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 12 pages.
Role play based on the election of 1860 allows students to explore the political debates of the time and the real reasons for the Civil War.

African American, Individuals in US History, Slavery, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Promoting Social Imagination Through Interior Monologues

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow and Linda Christensen. 3 pages.
Empathy, or “social imagination,” allows students to connect to “the other” with whom, on the surface, they may appear to have little in common.

Language Arts, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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Unsung Heroes: Encouraging Students to Appreciate Those Who Fought for Social Justice

Teaching Activity PDF. Essay by Howard Zinn and lesson by Bill Bigelow. 11 pages.
Students research and share stories about unsung heroes in U.S. history.

Civil Rights Movements, Individuals in US History, Organizing, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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Learning About the Unfairgrounds: A 4th-Grade Teacher Introduces Her Students to Executive Order 9066

Teaching Activity PDF. By Katie Baydo-Reed. 10 pages.
Students hold a “tea party” and a mock trial to connect with a challenging novel.

Asian American, Criminal Justice, Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights, Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Bound for the Rio Grande: Traitors—Or Martyrs

Reading in PDF and music video. Reading by Milton Meltzer. 1974. Song by David Rovics.
The story of the San Patricio Battalion, Irish-American soldiers who deserted the US Army during the US-Mexican War and fought on the side of the Mexicans.

Art & Music, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Bush II and the “War on Terror”

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gayle Olson-Raymer. 18 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 24 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on George W. Bush, the “War on Terror,” Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Patriot Act.

Democracy & Citizenship, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Challenging Bill Clinton

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gayle Olson-Raymer. 17 pages. Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 23 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on the Clinton presidency, as well as domestic opposition to his policies.

Individuals in US History, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Expansion of Empire

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gayle Olson-Raymer. 15 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 12 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on internal dissent over American expansionist policies.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Dr. Benjamin Spock and Bernard Lee at Chicago's anti-war march in March of 1967.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Radical Vision

Teaching Activity. By Craig Gordon. 2003. Urban Dreams and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project.
Lesson to introduce students to the speeches and work of Dr. King beyond “I have a dream.”

Civil Rights Movements, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

“Little girl spinner in Mollahan Cotton Mills, Newberry, South Carolina.” (Lewis Hine, 1908)

Lewis Hine’s Photographs

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson. 4 pages.
Using photographs to spark creative writing and critical thinking about child labor issues and social justice.

Art & Music, Immigration, Labor, Media, Social Class, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Losing Control in the 1970s

Teaching Activity PDF. By Jennifer Rosebrook. 16 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 20 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on the legacy of scandal since the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate break-in.

Democracy & Citizenship, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Panama, the 1991 Gulf War, and the War at Home

Teaching Activity PDF. By Robert Standish. 15 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 22 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on Panama, the 1991 Gulf War, and the War on the Poor in the United States.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Protesting the First World War

Teaching Activity PDF. By Colby Smart. 16 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 14 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on anti-war efforts during the first World War, as well as the U.S. government’s response.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Vietnam and Beyond: The Historic Resistance

Teaching Activity PDF. By Mike Benbow and Robin Pickering. 17 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 18 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on opposition to the Vietnam War.

Imperialism, Social Class, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The War on Mexico

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gayle Olson-Raymer. 14 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 8 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on The Mexican-American War and domestic resistance to it.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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World War II and McCarthyism

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gayle Olson-Raymer. 19 pages.
Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 16 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on domestic opposition to the “good war” and the impact of McCarthyism.

Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Teaching Guides

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Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in the Primary Grades

Teaching Guide. By Mary Cowhey. Foreword by Sonia Nieto. 2006. 256 pages.
Practical examples and classroom stories about bringing a people’s history and peace education to grades one and two.

Education, Labor, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Camouflaged

Teaching Guide. Edited by Edwin Mayorga, Bree Picower, & Seth Rader. 2008. 188 pages.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Freedom’s Unfinished Revolution: An Inquiry Into the Civil War and Reconstruction

Teaching Guide. By ASHP with foreword by Eric Foner. 1996. 302 pages.
Primary documents, essays and questions to teach the untold story of Reconstruction.

African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Line Between Us: Teaching About the Border and Mexican Immigration

Teaching Guide. By Bill Bigelow. 2006. 160 pages.
Lessons for teaching about the history of US-Mexico relations and current border and immigration issues.

Immigration, Latino, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Resistance in Paradise: Rethinking 100 Years of U.S. Involvement in the Caribbean and the Pacific

Teaching Guide. Edited by Debbie Wei and Rachel Kamel. 1998. 199 pages.
Readings and teaching ideas for high school students on the Spanish-American War.

Pacific Islander, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Speaking Out: Women, War and the Global Economy

Teaching Guide. By Jan Haaken, Ariel Ladum, et al. 193 pages with DVD. Ooligan Press. 2005.
Interactive lessons on the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone and broader issues such as cross-cultural awareness, the global trade in diamonds and guns, and the effects of war on women.

Economics, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History, World History/Global Studies

Articles

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Empire or Humanity?: What the classroom didn’t teach me about the American empire

Article for Teachers and High School Students – PDF. By Howard Zinn. 4 pages.
An essay which raises questions about the justifications for empire building and imperialism.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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San Patricio

Audio. By The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder. 2010.
Ballads about the San Patricio Battalion during the U.S. Mexico War.

Latino, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Books: Fiction

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Bull Run

Book – Fiction. By Paul Fleischman. 1993. 128 pages.
A historical novel for middle school and above about the Civil War Battle of Bull Run drama told in sixteen voices.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam

Book – Fiction. By Walter Dean Myers. 2005. 40 pages. Upper elementary.
Sophisticated picture book on one soldier’s patrol in Vietnam.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Pink and Say

Book – Fiction. By Patricia Polacco. 1994. Upper elementary.
The narrative of two young boys who meet and help each other during the Civil War.

Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Sunrise Over Fallujah

Book – Fiction. By Walter Dean Myers.
Young adult novel about a U.S. soldier in Iraq. In addition to the day to day experiences of the war, Walter Dean Myers weaves in the limited media coverage of the war and raises questions about the US government “intelligence.”

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Books: Non-Fiction

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“The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II

Book – Non-fiction. By Studs Terkel. 2004. 608 pages.
Interviews with over 120 people about WWII.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can’t Kick Militarism, An Illustrated Guide

Book – Non-Fiction. By Joel Andreas. 2004. 77 pages.
A comic book expose on militarism in graphic format, making it accessible for high school and above.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Admirable Radical: Staughton Lynd and Cold War Dissent, 1945–1970

Book – Non-Fiction. By Carl Mirra. 2010. 240 pages.

Individuals in US History, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Artists in Times of War

Book – Nonfiction. By Howard Zinn. 2004. 112 pages.
In this collection of four essays, Zinn writes about the unique role of artists, activists, and publishers in working toward change.

Art & Music, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

Book – Non-fiction. By John G. Neihardt, Standing Bear, Raymond J. Demallie. 2008. 334 pages.
The life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk and the history of his Sioux people.

Native American, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage

Book – Non-fiction. By William Loren Katz. 2012. 272 pages.
History book for ages 10 to adult that traces relations between Blacks and American Indians since the time of the conquest.

African American, Native American, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Bomb

Book – Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2010. 100 pages.
Zinn’s personal reflections and political analysis on the bombing of Hiroshima.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The “Great Truth” about the “Lost Cause”

Book – Non-fiction. Edited by James W. Loewen and Edward H. Sebesta. 484 pages. 2010.
Primary documents on the causes of the Civil War.

Slavery, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The First American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord

Book – Non-fiction. By Ray Raphael. 2003. 288 pages.
The events leading up to the American Revolution.

Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Howard Zinn on War

Book – Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. Introduction by Marilyn B. Young. 2011. 272 pages.
Essays spanning 1962 to 2006 that examine specific wars, wartime incidents, and the force of non-violence to move beyond war, if we are to survive.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Muhammad Ali Handbook

Book – Non-fiction. By Dave Zirin. 2007. 431 pages.
A journey through Muhammad Ali’s sports, religious, and political journey including his involvement in anti-Vietnam war protest and the Civil Rights Movement.

African American, Sports, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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A People’s History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation

Book – Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn and Mike Konopacki. 2008. 288 pages.
Graphic format with photos and narrative introduce parts of U.S. history.

Imperialism, Labor, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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A People’s History of the American Revolution: How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence

Book – Non-fiction. By Ray Raphael. Series editor: Howard Zinn. 2002. 528 pages.
Using hundreds of primary sources, this book tells the more accurate, populist, complicated, and interesting story of the American Revolution.

Democracy & Citizenship, Immigration, Individuals in US History, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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A People’s History of the Civil War: Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom

Book – Non-fiction. By David Williams. 2006. 594 pages.
An account of the American Civil War though the eyes of ordinary people

Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 – Present

Book – Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2005. 702 pages.
Howard Zinn’s groundbreaking work on U.S. history. This book details the lives and facts that are rarely included in textbooks — an indispensable teacher and student resource.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Economics, Education, Immigration, Imperialism, Individuals in US History, Labor, Laws & Citizen Rights, Native American, Organizing, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery, Social Class, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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Robeson in Spain

Book – Non-fiction. By The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. 2009. 25 pages.
Booklet in graphic novel format on Paul Robeson’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War.

African American, Art & Music, Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers

Book – Non-Fiction. By Daniel Ellsberg. 2003. 512 pages.
A riveting behind-the-scenes account of Ellsberg’s decade of disillusionment leading up to Nixon’s resignation.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War

Book – Nonfiction. By David Cortright. 2005. 355 pages.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Teaching the Vietnam War: A Critical Examination of School Texts and an Interpretive Comparative History Utilizing the Pentagon Papers and Other Documents

Book – Non-fiction. By William Griffen and John Marciano. 1979. 183 pages.
Critique of the frameworks of U.S. history texts and engaging alternative history of the war.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Vietnam Wars: 1945-1990

Book – Non-fiction. By Marilyn B. Young. 1991. 448 pages.
The history of the Vietnam War.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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Vietnam: An Antiwar Comic Book

Book – Non-fiction. by Julian Bond and illustrated by T. G. Lewis. 1967. 19 pages.
A detailed history and analysis of the Vietnam War in an easy to read format.

African American, Racism & Racial Identity, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal

Book – Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2002. 144 pages.
One of the earliest and most influential antiwar books, originally published in 1967, by people’s historian and activist Howard Zinn.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Voices of a People’s History of the United States

Book – Non-fiction. Edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. 2009. 704 pages.
Speeches, letters, poems, and songs for each chapter of A People’s History of the United States.

Labor, Organizing, Slavery, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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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.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Films

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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Film. By Na Maka o ka `Aina. 1993. 58 min.
A comprehensive documentary that focuses on the events surrounding the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893.

Democracy & Citizenship, Pacific Islander, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Barefoot Gen: The Bombing of Hiroshima As Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Boy

DVD. By Geneon; directed by Mori Masaki. 1992. 170 min.
Barefoot Gen is a story about the devastating effects of war on everyday life.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org

Cindy Sheehan: “It’s Time for the Antiwar Choir Started Singing”

Cindy Sheehan’s “It’s Time the Antiwar Choir Started Singing” (2005) is read by Marisa Tomei and Staceyann Chin. From Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Democracy & Citizenship, Imperialism, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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Conscience and the Constitution

Film. By Frank Abe. 2000. 57 minutes.
In World War II, 63 Japanese Americans refused to be drafted from an American concentration camp.

Asian American, Laws & Citizen Rights, Organizing, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Civil rights and anti-war activist, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Beyond Vietnam”

Film clip. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” (1967) speech is read by Michael Ealy. From Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Imperialism, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the Spanish Civil War

DVD. By Mary Dore, Noel Buckner, Sam Sills. 1984. 98 minutes.
Documentary narrated by Studs Terkel on the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

Organizing, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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The Good Soldier

DVD. Directed by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys. 2009. Out of the Blue Productions. 79 minutes.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It

Film. Produced by Rick Tejada-Flores and Judith Ehrlich. 2002. 60 minutes.
Documentary film on WWII conscientious objectors and excellent online resources for the classroom.

Organizing, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Hearts and Minds

Film. Directed by Peter Davis. 1974. 112 min.
Documentary about the Vietnam War.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train – DVD

Film. By Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller. 2010. 78 minutes.
Documentary on life and work of Howard Zinn.

Individuals in US History, Labor, Organizing, Social Class, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Writer and feminist, June Jordan. Photo:  http://blackfeministmind.wordpress.com

June Jordan: “Speech Against the Gulf War”

June Jordan’s “Speech Against the Gulf War” (1991) read by Kathleen Chalfant. From Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

African American, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Film. By Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith. 2009. 94 minutes.
The riveting story of how a Pentagon official risks life in prison by leaking 7,000 pages of a top secret report to the New York Times to help stop the Vietnam War.

Media, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Inside the North Star at Frederick Douglass' old post office. Photo: libraryweb.org

The North Star: “The War with Mexico”

Benjamin Bratt reads from The North Star, “The War with Mexico” (1848). From Voices of a People’s History in the United States.

African American, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez (center and right) with Aicha El-Wafi, mother of Zacarias Moussaoui from Lightfootfilms.org

Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez: “Not In Our Son’s Name”

Film clip. Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez’s “Not In Our Son’s Name” (2001) is read by Benjamin Bratt.
From Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Democracy & Citizenship, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The People Speak – Extended Edition – DVD

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

Labor, Organizing, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

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Rachel Corrie: “Letter from Palestine”

Film clip. Rachel Corrie’s “Letter from Palestine” (2003) is read by her mom, Cindy Corrie and Alice Walker. From Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

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Regret to Inform

Film. By Barbara Sonneborn. 1998. 72 minutes. Teaching guide by Bill Bigelow. Chapter of A People’s History by Howard Zinn.
A profound documentary on the impact of war, with a teaching guide and the chapter of A People’s History of the United States on the Vietnam War, “Impossible Victory.”

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, Women's History

Sir! No Sir!

Sir! No Sir!

Film. By David Zeiger. 2005. 84 min.
This award-winning film demonstrates the role soldiers and veterans played in the anti-Vietnam War movement.

Organizing, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Soldiers of Conscience

Film. By Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg. 2007. 86 min.
Documentary about war, peace, and US soldiers in Iraq, from active military to conscientious objectors, wrestling with conscience over killing in war.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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The War You Don’t See

Film. By John Pilger. 2010.
Documentary on how the media has reported war, from the WWI to the present day.

Media, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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When We Were Kings

Film. Directed by Leon Gast. 1996. 89 minutes.
Documentary about the famous heavyweight championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

Sports, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Picture Books

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Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam

Book – Fiction. By Walter Dean Myers. 2005. 40 pages. Upper elementary.
Sophisticated picture book on one soldier’s patrol in Vietnam.

Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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Pink and Say

Book – Fiction. By Patricia Polacco. 1994. Upper elementary.
The narrative of two young boys who meet and help each other during the Civil War.

Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Profiles

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Joseph, Chief Hinmton Yalaktit

Profile.
Chief Joseph Hinmton Yalaktit, Native American Leader (1840—1904)

Native American, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Songs and Poems

Hugh Thompson, Jr. in 1966.

Song for Hugh Thompson

Song. By David Rovics.
Ballad about Hugh Thompson who tried to defend the people of My Lai, Vietnam.

Art & Music, Individuals in US History, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Spanish/Bilingual

Adicto a la Guerra

Adicto a la Guerra: Por que el E.E.U.U. no Puede Librarse del Militarismo

Book – Non-fiction. By Joel Andreas. 2005. 80 pages.
Spanish-language edition of the expose on militarism in graphic novel format. Accessible for high school and above.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Websites

African Am. Involvement in the Vietnam War

African American Involvement in the Vietnam War

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Resources by and about African-Americans’ contributions in the Vietnam War, from the perspectives of those who served in the war to those who protested the war.

African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Racism & Racial Identity, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements