African American History Month

February is African American History Month. Paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

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African American History Month | Law Library of Congress

History of the legislative and presidential documents which established National African American Heritage Month

Black History Month: Celebrating the Diversity of Black Identity

Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.

Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. Also

A Brief History of Black History Month

Two very important birthdays helped activists, led by Carter G. Woodson, choose when to celebrate

NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years

The NAACP fights to establish anti-lynching laws in the years between the World Wars

Teaching Black History in Culturally Responsive Ways

Black history is American history and should be taught throughout the year across the curriculum—not confined to a single month.

6 New Books on Black History

Complement Facing History’s teaching resources on black history with these 6 brand new titles released this month by scholars of black history and art. These books connect past to present in a number of contexts including #drivingwhileblack, mass incarceration, the racial politics of Chicago, and the way we remember and represent political icons including Julian Bond and the Obamas.

Black History Month | Simon & Schuster

Black History Month

Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Purpose | Bill of Rights Institute Resources | Free Lesson Plans

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What are the Primaries and Caucuses? – Lesson Plan | Lesson Plan | PBS NewsHour Extra

In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, students will learn about the primaries and caucuses ahead of Election 2020.

President Trump: Impeached, But Acquitted

Last week, President Trump was acquitted of the impeachment charges by the U.S Senate. The impeachment proceedings were triggered by a troubling phone call between President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine.

Does History Rhyme?

How to teach history better | OUPblog

These days, we often hear of a crisis in the discipline of history.  It’s not a crisis of research.  To be sure, there are debates and disputes over new This blog post explores teaching as a reason for declining student interest and enrollment into history courses at college level, explaining it as a result of the increasing move away from Humanities to STEM subjects, as well as younger student's ability to study these subjects in high school. Despite this, there are are numerous positives; crises can be highly conducive.