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Toolkit for "Preserving a More Honest History"
Plan a responsible field trip to a plantation or historic site and stay committed to teaching an honest and reflective history of chattel slavery with this toolkit.
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History Walks: Main Street
A former high school teacher recalls teaching the strikes of the Gilded Age as workers in his rural community began a strike of their own.
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Celebrate LGBTQ History Month
LGBTQ history is American history, and all of our students deserve to know that. This October, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating LGBTQ History Month. Here are a few of our favorite resources for learning and teaching about the contributions of LGBTQ people, including lessons, posters, articles and our podcast, Queer America, devoted exclusively to recovering this understudied history.
- Queer America Podcast
- Laverne Cox
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Black Unionists Form Coalition: Organization Will Work for McGovern but Will Not Disband After Election, The New York Times (October 3, 1972)
Newspaper article describing Black laborers’ frustration with the mainstream labor movement and the 1972 formation of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
July 7, 2022
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Doing the Work of Teaching Hard History
In many ways, the U.S. has fallen short of its ideals. How can we explain this to students — particularly in the context of discussing slavery? This episode offers practical strategies.
July 21, 2025
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Toolkit for "Teaching Hard History"
"Can Words Lead to War?" is an Inquiry Design Model (IDM), one of six sample IDMs that accompany the Teaching Hard History project. This inquiry provides students with an opportunity to explore how words affect public opinion through an examination of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin.'
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Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month. LGBTQ+ people have always existed, but LGBTQ+ history, which is an integral part of the history of the United States, has often been ignored or erased. We offer a few of our resources for learning and teaching about the contributions of LGBTQ+ people, including articles, posters and our 13-episode podcast series, Queer America, devoted to this understudied history.
- Queer America Podcast
- Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights and Inclusion
- Black LGBTQ History: Teachers Must Do a Better Job
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(Bonus) Ten More … Film and the History of Slavery
Film historian Ron Briley returns with more suggestions for teaching through film — from thought-provoking documentaries and feature films to miniseries.
August 1, 2019
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Celebrating Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month! Our treasure trove of texts and resources can help you teach this history year-round, but this is a great time to address inequity and draw special attention to girls and women who have shaped—and continue to shape—our world.
- Jazz Jennings
- You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
- Welfare is a Women's Issue