People's History Tool Kit — Resources for Teaching Outside the Textbook

As the school year gets underway, we share this tool kit to help you bring people’s history to the classroom.

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Unsung Heroes: Encouraging Students to Appreciate Those Who Fought for Social Justice The Color Line Standing with Standing Rock: A Role Play on the Dakota Access Pipeline Reconstructing the South: A Role Play	The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schools Who Stole Helen Keller? A People’s History of Muslims in the United States Why We Should Teach About the FBI’s War on the Civil Rights Movement Five Myths About Reconstruction

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Social Justice Books

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News
Victory for Mexican American Studies in Arizona: An Interview with Curtis Acosta ACOSTA: Judge Tashima’s legal analysis was just exhaustive in how he connected all of the actions, both in the production and construction of the law as being highly motivated by racial animus, to the application, to the enforcement.	Taking the Fight Against White Supremacy into Schools By Adam Sanchez As a history teacher, there are times when the past reasserts itself with such force that you have to put aside your plans and address the moment. Charlottesville is one of those times.

Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

JOIN US in abolishing Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in our classrooms, our schools, our communities, and our country.

		“Time to Abolish Columbus Day” by Bill Bigelow
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