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Published: January 6, 2026 13:13

#tdih 2021 “My students weren’t caught off-guard by Jan. 6,” -- @dcpublicschools.bsky.social teacher Alysha Butler "Why? Because they'd been studying Reconstruction era Colfax Massacre & SCOTUS rulings." Defend right to #TeachTruth #CriticalLiteracy …

Published: January 5, 2026 13:38

#tdih 1931 Principal stood in doorway of a Lemon Grove, California elementary school & barred Mexican American students from entering. Their parents organized & took school district to court. See @leeandlow.bsky.social picture book ⬇️ & new MS book in…

Published: January 4, 2026 21:12

Michael Charney, ¡Presente! With sadness, we share the news that Michael Charney died on Friday. He was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer. Charney, and his wife C. J. Prentiss, played a big role with ZEP for many years.…

Published: January 4, 2026 20:10

In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a…

Published: January 4, 2026 04:20

Some of many examples in U.S. history of invasion, & the devastating impact for the people. 🧵 Aug. 19, 1953, Iranian Premier was removed from power in a coup organized & financed by British & U.S. govts. Shah quickly returned to take power & signed over…

Published: January 4, 2026 03:17

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn @zinndigital.bsky.social And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jacobo-arbenz-guzman-deposed/ In Chile, 1973:…

Published: January 3, 2026 20:37

"The murder of Samuel Younge 💔 in Tuskegee, Ala., is no different than the murder of peasants in Vietnam, for both Younge & the Vietnamese sought, & are seeking, to secure the rights guaranteed them by law." -- SNCC on murder of Sammy Younge #tdih 1966…

Published: January 2, 2026 20:45

#Fridayreport This week 64 teachers signed up at ZEP for people’s history lessons from Santa Cruz, CA; Washington, D.C.; Jacksonville, FL; St. Paul, MN; & many more cities. Some reasons why ⬇️ Donate so we can reach more teachers and offer free lessons…

Published: January 2, 2026 17:12

#tdih 1962: The Weavers, a popular post WWII music group, had their appearance on NBC cancelled when they refused to sign an oath of political loyalty. They had long been targeted by McCarthyism. #RedScare #TeachOutsideTextbook about HUAC, "patriotism,"…

Published: January 1, 2026 13:15

Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵 #1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by…

Published: January 1, 2026 01:42

With thousands of teachers using ZEP people's history lessons each year, we hear powerful stories about the impact these lessons have in classrooms. Here are just a few. Please donate (find link on post below) to help us reach more students in 2026.…

Published: January 1, 2026 00:59

Thank you Abby Saul for countless IG posts for Teaching for Change's @teachingchange.bsky.social Social Justice Books and (with @rethinkingschools.bsky.social) Zinn Ed Project & since 2018. We'll continue to collaborate on early childhood ed, Free…

Published: December 31, 2025 23:26

The publisher of "Stitching Freedom: A True Story of Injustice, Defiance, and Hope in Angola Prison" by Gary Tyler will send a copy to anyone who donates $200 or more to the Zinn Education Project. Just add a note that you would like a copy when you…

Published: December 31, 2025 13:15

If you have learned history on this feed that you wish had been part of school curriculum, you can help make that happen. Please donate today so we can continue to provide all our lessons, classes, study groups, and many books for free to classroom…

Published: December 31, 2025 12:51

#tdih 1972 Roberto Clemente died in plane crash. 💔 He flew at great risk (only as a last resort) with supplies for earthquake devastated Nicaraguans. If Nixon had aided Nicaraguan people, instead of dictator Somoza, after quake, Clemente may not have…

Published: December 31, 2025 00:59

#tdih 1971: Daniel Ellsberg and Tony Russo indicted for releasing Pentagon Papers to news. Papers outlined "history" of US in Vietnam since 1945. In other words, their “crime” was to reveal history. Sound familiar? Read ⬇️ Donate:…