Teaching Hard History Advisory Board | Learning for Justice

The members of the Teaching Hard History Advisory Board guide the structure of the project and the content of the instructional materials. From historians to veteran elementary teachers to museum educators and more, they join us from across the United States and represent a broad range of experience and expertise. Learn more about the Teaching Hard History Advisory Board below.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Dr. Hasan Jeffries

The Ohio State University

Kurrinn Abrams

Ms. Kurrinn Abrams

National Indian Education Association

Dale Allender

Dr. Dale Allender

California State University-Sacramento

John Bickford

Dr. John Bickford

Eastern Illinois University

Anthony Brown

Dr. Anthony Brown

University of Texas at Austin

Keffrelyn Brown

Dr. Keffrelyn Brown

University of Texas at Austin

Maureen Costello | Director of Teaching Tolerance

Maureen Costello

Teaching Tolerance Director (2010 – 2019)

Gabrielle Foreman

Dr. Gabrielle Foreman

University of Delaware

Kevin Gannon.

Dr. Kevin Gannon

Grand View University

Henry Louis Gates

Dr. Henry Louis Gates

Harvard University

Renée Gokey

Ms. Renée Gokey

National Museum of the American Indian

Eric Jackson

Dr. Eric Jackson

Northern Kentucky University

Bethany Jay

Dr. Bethany Jay

Salem State University

Dr. Harper B. Keenan.

Dr. Harper B. Keenan

University of British Columbia

LaGarrett J. King

Dr. LaGarrett J. King

University of Missouri

Kevin M. Levin, author of 'Searching For Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth.'

Mr. Kevin M. Levin

Gann Academy

Lynn Lyerly

Dr. Cynthia Lynn Lyerly

Boston College

Meredith McCoy

Dr. Meredith McCoy

Carleton College

Sowande' Mustakeem

Dr. Sowande' Mustakeem

Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Hayley Negrin.

Dr. Hayley Negrin

University of Illinois at Chicago

Margaret Newell

Dr. Margaret Newell

The Ohio State University

Timothy Patterson

Dr. Timothy Patterson

Temple University

Lakota Pearl Pochedley (Shishibéniyek Bodwéwadmik)

Ms. Lakota Pearl Pochedley

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan

Photo of Dr. Andrés Reséndez, Professor of the Department of History at the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Andrés Reséndez

University of California, Davis

Joshua Rothman

Dr. Joshua A. Rothman

University of Alabama

Dr. Leilani Sabzalian (Alutiiq), Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies in Education and the Co-Director of the Sapsik'wałá Teacher Education Program at the University of Oregon.

Dr. Leilani Sabzalian

University of Oregon

Sarah Shear

Dr. Sarah Shear

University of Washington-Bothell

Kate Shuster.

Dr. Kate Shuster

Former Teaching Hard History Project Director

Jay Shuttleworth

Dr. Jay Shuttleworth

City University of New York, Queens College

Christina Snyder

Dr. Christina Snyder

Pennsylvania State University

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Kathy Swan

Dr. Kathy Swan

University of Kentucky

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

University of Pennsylvania

Tom Thurston

Mr. Tom Thurston

Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery

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