Resources to help you tell a more complete story of American slavery that starts with Indigenous enslavement and includes students of all ages.
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August 13, 2019
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** New Teaching Hard History Resources Are Now Available
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Our students deserve an honest account of our nation’s history. That’s why we’re proud to share our new and expanded Teaching Hard History resources ([link removed]) . They will help you tell a more complete story of American slavery that starts with Indigenous enslavement and includes students of all ages. To teach our students the truth about our shared hard history, we’ll need to start where the stories—and the learning—begin.
The Courage to Teach Hard History // Hasan Kwame Jeffries ([link removed])
“We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams” // Monita K. Bell ([link removed])
Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children ([link removed]) ’s Literature // Jenifer Frank ([link removed])
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Teaching About Slavery in Elementary School
Our new K–5 framework ([link removed]) for Teaching American Slavery identifies age-appropriate, essential knowledge about American slavery for students in the early grades. For those unsure where to start, it includes concrete recommendations for introducing these ideas.
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** Season 2 of Teaching Hard History Podcast Coming Soon
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In Season 2 of
Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, we’re turning our attention to the enslavement of Indigenous people, spending more time with teachers in the classroom and adding support for K–5 educators. Listen to this minisode ([link removed]) for more information about what you can expect from Season 2, and look for Episode 1 to drop next week.
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** Teaching Hard History to Secondary Students
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We’ve also revised and expanded our 6–12 framework. This edition ([link removed]) offers resources and recommendations for teaching the full story of slavery in what is now the United States, from earliest Indigenous enslavement through the legacies of slavery that continue to this day.
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** Our New Videos Are Ready for Your Classroom
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In these videos ([link removed]) , scholars and historians explore the Key Concepts of the
Teaching Hard History framework by discussing slavery’s impact on the lives of enslaved people in what is now the United States and the nation’s development around the institution. They also explain how enslaved people influenced the nation, its culture and its history. Watch Ibram X. Kendi in our first video here ([link removed]) .
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