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Daniels Looked to Censor More Than Just Howard Zinn

By Mike Leonard, The Herald Times Columnist In July 2006, I wrote a column about sociologist James Loewen’s research on “sundown towns”----places where blacks were warned to leave before the sun went down. A native of Illinois who for many years taught at the University of Vermont, Loewen was stunned to discover that his home state had nearly 500 such towns, and neighboring Indiana was just as bad.

Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Sought To Ban Howard Zinn in Public Schools

The Associated Press (AP) released a story today about an attempt to censor Howard Zinn's writing, including A People's History of the United States, in K-12 schools in Indiana.

“BU Speaks” Raises Funds for the Zinn Education Project

Boston University’s Anti-War Coalition memorialized Howard Zinn’s legacy on April 2, 2013 with a…

Rethinking the Day of Silence

In recognition of LGBTQ History month, we highlight one example of how a teacher and…

Treasure Trove of 1960s Movement Photos Available Online and Free to Teachers

Harvey Richards dedicated much of his life to shining a light on movements for social…

Zinn Education Project and StoryCorps Partner on the Politics of Naming

For April, Diversity Month, the Zinn Education Project collaborates with StoryCorps to share resources on…

A People’s History: Supplement or Textbook?

Essay by Staughton Lynd in response to one of the recent media attacks on Howard Zinn and A People’s History. These attacks include Sam Wineburg’s “Undue Certainty: Where Howard Zinn’s A People’s History Falls Short” in the American Federation of Teachers' American Educator magazine and “Agit-Prof: Howard Zinn's influential mutilations of American history” by David Greenberg in The New Republic.

Women’s Labor Newspaper Digitized

For Women's History Month, we are pleased to share the digitized collection of the Voice of Industry newspaper. The Voice of Industry was a worker-run newspaper, published by young women from 1845-1848, who came to work in the factories in Lowell, Mass. Under the influence of the young labor leader Sarah Bagley, the paper was an uncompromising advocate for women’s rights, publishing pieces about marriage, suffrage, and equality.

Teaching About the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

March 25 is the anniversary of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 that…

Historians Respond to the New Republic’s Diatribe Against Howard Zinn

Responses from three historians to a critical review of the life and legacy of historian Howard Zinn in The New Republic.

Against War: Alternative Radio Broadcast by Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn’s talk, "Against War," recorded by Alternative Radio on March 17, 2006.

Bread and Roses Strike: One of the Great Silences in the School Curriculum

One of the great silences in the mainstream school curriculum is the role that social…

Lucy Gonzales Parsons | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

Lucy Parsons: More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters

On March 7, 1942, 89-year-old Lucy Gonzales Parsons died in a house fire in Chicago. On this anniversary of her death and in honor of Women's History Month, we share this essay about her life by William Loren Katz, author of Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage. As Katz explains, Parsons was such a renowned labor organizer and orator that one Chicago official called her “more dangerous than a thousand rioters.”

Honoring Howard Zinn’s Life by Teaching People’s History

Dear Zinn Education Project friends, Howard Zinn passed away three years ago, on January 27,…

International Journal of Social Education: Special Issue on Howard Zinn

This special edition came about after scholars presented and discussed perspectives on the important influences…

Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963 to 2009 (Book) | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

GOOD Features Top 2012 Resources for Teaching People’s History

GOOD magazine launched its “Best of 2012” with highlights from the Zinn Education …

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The Zinn Education Project at the NCSS Conference in Seattle

The Zinn Education Project had a major presence at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Seattle from Nov. 16-18, 2012. Educators from across the country met and talked about teaching people's history. We featured books by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change, people's history resources, and a raffle.