Through the Make Reconstruction History Visible project, young people can identify and document history for new statues and monuments, ones that tell stories of liberation not enslavement.
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On June 26, 2020, the weekly People's Historians Online session explored the history of rebellions in the United States with a conversation between Jeanne Theoharis and Jesse Hagopian.
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On June 19, the weekly People’s Historians Online mini-class featured a conversation between Greg Carr and Jessica Rucker about Reconstruction and Juneteenth.
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Resources to teach why people of conscience are challenging the iconography of exploitation, racism, and colonial domination.
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Two readings for the classroom about the connection between capitalism, deforestation, climate change, and the coronavirus -- and the role of Indigeous Peoples' rights in protecting the environment.
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On June 12, the weekly People’s Historians Online mini-class featured a conversation between Martha Jones and Tiffany Mitchell Patterson about Reconstruction and issues of citizenship, suffrage, and movement building in the 19th century.
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In light of the 2020 rebellion, we offer materials to teach the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in the United States.
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Resources for middle and high school classrooms on the history of policing in the United States.
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After a week of nation-wide protests, Dr. Keisha Blain and Jesse Hagopian discuss the history of policing and the roots of the rebellion.
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On May 29, Barbara Ransby was in conversation with Jesse Hagopian about Black feminist organizing from the 1950s to now.
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We need your help so that more teachers can learn and teach people's history during and after the pandemic.
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The People’s Historians Online mini-class on Black Left: 1930s to the Early 1950s with Robin D. G. Kelley and Cierra Kaler-Jones on May 22, 2020.
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Our profound appreciation to everyone who has donated to support the People’s Historians Online mini-classes.
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Bill Bigelow wrote a lesson about Rosa Parks' long life of activism, inspired by Jeanne Theoharis's stories in the People's Historians Online series.
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Veterans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee were the guest speakers in a virtual 6th grade classroom in California.
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People's Historians Online class on Black Athletes and the Black Freedom Struggle with presenters Dave Zirin and Jesse Hagopian on May 15, 2020.
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As part of our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle series, historians Robyn C. Spencer and Mary Phillips joined educator Jesse Hagopian to discuss what they have learned from and about the women of the Black Panther Party.
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People's Historians Online mini-class on Women in the Black Panther Party with presenters Robyn C. Spencer and Mary Phillips on May 8, 2020.
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We need your help so that we can continue to develop resources, share teaching stories, and bring teachers together to think and act ourselves out of this pandemic.
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On International Workers’ Day (May 1), close to 300 educators, parents, and students joined the sessions with Jeanne Theoharis and Jesse Hagopian on the radical history of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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On this International Workers’ Day — May 1st — let’s remind ourselves of the importance of teaching our students about workers’ struggles for better lives. For dignity. For equality. For bread — and for roses.
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We compiled a list of more than 100 recommended films for use at home or with remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis.
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In honor of the 60th anniversary year of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the People's Historians Online session on April 24 was led by SNCC veterans Courtland Cox and Judy Richardson, in conversation with high school teacher Jessica Rucker.
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As we observe the 50th anniversary of Earth Day during the 2020 pandemic, we offer these resources that respond to both the immediate health crisis and climate change.
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A people's historians mini-class on the Civil Rights Movement in the North on April 17. This was the third in our series on the Black Freedom Struggle: From Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement.
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