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The Courage to Teach Hard History

Abolitionists William Still, Sojourner Truth, William Loyd Garrison, unidentified male and female slaves, and Black Union soldiers in front of American flag
The central role that slavery played in the development of the United States is beyond dispute. Yet, the practices of teaching and learning about this fact remain woefully inadequate. Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries introduces Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, which can help change that.
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Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Month

July is Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month. We know school communities and policies that prioritize mental health literacy can create safer spaces where all young people can thrive—especially BIPOC students, who face disparities in mental health care. We hope you’ll commit to reducing stigma and advocating for policy change in your school, this month and year-round.

  • Black Minds Matter
  • Broken and Healing: Normalizing Mental Health Issues in Our Classrooms
  • Student Mental Health Matters
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Explore Honest History by Building Partnerships

To understand the complexities of the present, we must connect with the hard history of our country’s past. And we can learn about that honest history outside the classroom—in museums and field trips—because “No educator can accurately map out the whole landscape of our history alone. We are all stronger when we traverse the terrain together.”

  • Partnering With Museums to Teach Honest History
  • A Student’s Take on Sugar-coated History
  • Preserving a More Honest History