Free lessons on the American Revolution and Palestine, Teach Truth Day of Action
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Coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change
Beyond Loyalists and Patriots:
Black and Native Americans Fight for Their Freedom in the U.S. War of Independence
We have posted a new lesson, “Beyond Loyalists and Patriots,” on what freedom meant to Black and Indigenous people at the U.S. founding.
Taking on the roles of historical figures, including Boston King, Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett), Phillis Wheatley, Paul Cuffe, Nanye’hi (Nancy Ward), and Joseph Brant, students explore how people navigated the American Revolution and chose sides based on which outcome seemed most likely to improve their lives.
This lesson by Mimi Eisen and Tiferet Ani is part of our Teach Truth About the American Revolution campaign, which offers resources for teaching honestly during the 250th anniversary of the U.S. founding.
Thanks to donations from educators and supporters like you, this lesson is free. Help keep all of our lessons and classes freely available by donating today.
This summer, we ask EVERYONE to make the demand to #TeachTruth visible.
Host an event on the annual day of action (Saturday, June 6) or bring the demand to the National Day of Action for Voting Rights(May 16), Pride parades, Juneteenth commemorations, July 4 activities, and more. The need to protect the freedom to learn is part of every fight for justice.
We offer signs for rallies, pop-up display boxes, materials for activities such as gallery walks, guides for walking tours, and more.
Add your eventto our interactive map, hosted by our co-sponsor Public School Strong/Race Forward.
The Nakba, or “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to“the violent expulsion of approximately three quarters of all Palestinians from their homes and homeland by Zionist militias and the new Israeli army during the state of Israel’s establishment (1947–49).” Many of these families remain refugees today.
Commemorate and make visible the history of Palestine and the current crisis by teaching about it in your classroom.
We can offer Children of the Stone City by Beverley Naidoo and other books in appreciation for your stories about teaching any of the lessons we offer on Palestine, such as Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel and Teaching Palestine-Israel from the Perspective of Civil Rights and Black Power Activists.
Check out these events hosted by the Zinn Education Project and our coordinating organizations (Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change).
Join Rethinking Schools on Thursday, May 14, for a conversation on how teacher unions are leading the fight against fascism and ICE in their communities and schools. In this webinar, we will learn, celebrate, and amplify the lessons of the people heroically fighting back against ICE occupation — from Chicago to Los Angeles to Minneapolis.
From the classroom to the streets, we need to defend our students and together learn the most effective ways to kick ICE out of our schools and communities.
Join us for a Media Workshop onThursday, May 21.
This is a participatory and informative workshop on effective media strategies — with time to practice responding to Teach Truth FAQs and American Revolution FAQs in small groups. Facilitated by Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian. Learn more and register.
Connect with D.C. area educators at this year’s Social Justice Curriculum Fair, coordinated by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice.
Join us this summer for a virtual Teaching for Black Lives study group. Each participant will receive a Teaching for Black Lives book and a one-year subscription to the Rethinking Schools magazine.
Pre-K–12 educatorswill explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy. We will meet at 4 pm PT/ 7 pm ET on Tuesdays: June 23, June 30, July 14, and July 21.
Teachers are under attack for teaching truthfully about U.S. history. Please donate so we can continue to offer free people’s history lessons and resources, and defend teachers’ right to use them.
