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Defying Censorship
In the First State to Criminalize Literacy
South Carolina educator Alana J. Ward’s high school African American Literature course was cut by the administration.
Her response?
Even when it was criminal to read and write, we found a way. And so this is no different.
With the support of the Zinn Education Project, Ward organized a Teaching for Black Lives study group.
She first invited six colleagues. Then, when she opened it up statewide, 38 educators signed up immediately. More kept asking to join.
Ward’s story reminds us that we are not powerless in the face of censorship. When they cancel Black history, we can organize to make history of our own. When they ban books, we can write a new chapter. And when they try to make lying to children the law of the land, we can — as Ward put it — “even more doggedly push the agenda of teaching truth.”
YOU can defy the censors with your donation today. Your support keeps our people’s history lessons, classes, and study groups free for teachers.
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Right wing attempts to criminalize the teaching of people’s history make the Zinn Education Project’s work essential.
With a small staff, the Zinn Education Project helps teachers teach the truth about civil rights, Reconstruction, and other struggles that students need to know about.
Your contribution (small or large) will help ZEP continue its work in response to the right wing’s well-funded censorship campaign.
Don’t let them ban books and prevent students from learning people’s history. Please join me in financially supporting the Zinn Education Project so they can continue their valuable work in these perilous times. — Dave Colapinto
Colapinto was Howard Zinn’s student at Boston University and today works to defend whistleblowers.
Thanks to the generous support of Dave Colapinto, all donations made through #GivingTuesday (Dec. 2) will be DOUBLED up to $10,000.
Check out these events hosted by the Zinn Education Project and our colleagues. Online unless noted otherwise.
National Council for the Social Studies Conference in person, December 5–7, Washington, D.C. Several workshops are led by Zinn Education Project contributors and we’ll have a booth. Let us know by reply email if you plan to attend.
Teachers are under attack for teaching truthfully about U.S. history. Pleasedonateso we can continue to offer free people’s history lessons and resources, and defend teachers’ right to use them.
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