Zinn Education Project
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Free classroom lessons, workshops, seminars, campaigns, teacher study groups, & more to teach outside the textbook.
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Coord. by @rethinkingschools.bsky.social & @teachingchange.bsky.social
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#tdih 1912: Ettor, Giovannitti, Caruso acquitted after international campaign (e.g., Swedish & French workers refused to load ships going to U.S.)
They'd been arrested on false charges in gov't. effort to undermine Bread & Roses Strike.
See role of police.⬇️
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They'd been arrested on false charges in gov't. effort to undermine Bread & Roses Strike.
See role of police.⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
Nov. 26, 1912: Lawrence Textile Strike Acquittal
Joseph James Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti, and Joseph Caruso were acquitted after one of the most important labor trials.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#tdih 1912: Ettor, Giovannitti, Caruso acquitted after international campaign (e.g., Swedish & French workers refused to load ships going to U.S.)
They'd been arrested on false charges in gov't. effort to undermine Bread & Roses Strike.
See role of police.⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
They'd been arrested on false charges in gov't. effort to undermine Bread & Roses Strike.
See role of police.⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
#tdih 1968 HS students in Cleveland walked out to protest poor cafeteria food, unsanitary bathrooms, inadequate science labs, powerless student councils, & abuse by security guards.
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
Nov. 25, 1968: John Hay HS Walkout
With a long list of grievances, more than 1,200 students at John Hay High School in Cleveland, Ohio, walked out of school and held an unauthorized assembly.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#tdih 1968 HS students in Cleveland walked out to protest poor cafeteria food, unsanitary bathrooms, inadequate science labs, powerless student councils, & abuse by security guards.
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
#tdih 1947 Congress held “Hollywood 10” in contempt for refusal to testify before House Un-American Activities Comm. (HUAC).
Next day, Motion Picture Association fired “Hollywood 10.”
Censorship led to more racism, sexism, & militarism in popular media. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ho...
Next day, Motion Picture Association fired “Hollywood 10.”
Censorship led to more racism, sexism, & militarism in popular media. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ho...
Nov. 24, 1947: Hollywood 10 Held in Contempt of Congress
The “Hollywood 10” directors, producers, and writers who refused to testify at HUAC were held in contempt of Congress.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
#tdih 1947 Congress held “Hollywood 10” in contempt for refusal to testify before House Un-American Activities Comm. (HUAC).
Next day, Motion Picture Association fired “Hollywood 10.”
Censorship led to more racism, sexism, & militarism in popular media. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ho...
Next day, Motion Picture Association fired “Hollywood 10.”
Censorship led to more racism, sexism, & militarism in popular media. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ho...
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1/5 My 2020 interview with Alice Wong is now out and ready to be shared! You can download it here: tinyurl.com/2wke8tk6 (Note that you may not be able to view it online if you’re not signed into Google, but anyone can download it.)
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1/5 My 2020 interview with Alice Wong is now out and ready to be shared! You can download it here: tinyurl.com/2wke8tk6 (Note that you may not be able to view it online if you’re not signed into Google, but anyone can download it.)
#tdih 1887: Thibodaux Massacre 💔
Louisiana militia shot & killed 30 to 60 unarmed Black sugarcane workers, on strike over meager pay issued in scrip, not cash.
No federal inquiry. Assassins unpunished. #terrorism #laborhistory #TeachReconstruction
Read ⬇️ 🧵
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Louisiana militia shot & killed 30 to 60 unarmed Black sugarcane workers, on strike over meager pay issued in scrip, not cash.
No federal inquiry. Assassins unpunished. #terrorism #laborhistory #TeachReconstruction
Read ⬇️ 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/th...
Nov. 23, 1887: Thibodaux Massacre
Between 30-60 striking Black Louisiana sugarcane workers were massacred.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#tdih 1887: Thibodaux Massacre 💔
Louisiana militia shot & killed 30 to 60 unarmed Black sugarcane workers, on strike over meager pay issued in scrip, not cash.
No federal inquiry. Assassins unpunished. #terrorism #laborhistory #TeachReconstruction
Read ⬇️ 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/th...
Louisiana militia shot & killed 30 to 60 unarmed Black sugarcane workers, on strike over meager pay issued in scrip, not cash.
No federal inquiry. Assassins unpunished. #terrorism #laborhistory #TeachReconstruction
Read ⬇️ 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/th...
Nice to see the hint for #18 Across
And not only is people's history in crosswords, teachers are defying the bans and teaching people's history -- by many people's historians -- in classrooms around the country because our future depends on it.
(Good day to follow @zinndigital.bsky.social)
And not only is people's history in crosswords, teachers are defying the bans and teaching people's history -- by many people's historians -- in classrooms around the country because our future depends on it.
(Good day to follow @zinndigital.bsky.social)
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Nice to see the hint for #18 Across
And not only is people's history in crosswords, teachers are defying the bans and teaching people's history -- by many people's historians -- in classrooms around the country because our future depends on it.
(Good day to follow @zinndigital.bsky.social)
And not only is people's history in crosswords, teachers are defying the bans and teaching people's history -- by many people's historians -- in classrooms around the country because our future depends on it.
(Good day to follow @zinndigital.bsky.social)
Wish you had learned people's history in school? Think the world would be a better place if everyone examined current events through lens of history & asked critical questions?
You can help make that happen.
Donate to ZEP so we can reach more classrooms.
#GivingTuesday www.zinnedproject.org/donate
You can help make that happen.
Donate to ZEP so we can reach more classrooms.
#GivingTuesday www.zinnedproject.org/donate
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Wish you had learned people's history in school? Think the world would be a better place if everyone examined current events through lens of history & asked critical questions?
You can help make that happen.
Donate to ZEP so we can reach more classrooms.
#GivingTuesday www.zinnedproject.org/donate
You can help make that happen.
Donate to ZEP so we can reach more classrooms.
#GivingTuesday www.zinnedproject.org/donate
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Students across North Carolina are coming together to show their support for their immigrant friends and neighbors. This week, thousands of students walked out of class as a response to the ongoing federal take over of their cities that are putting their neighbors at risk!
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Students across North Carolina are coming together to show their support for their immigrant friends and neighbors. This week, thousands of students walked out of class as a response to the ongoing federal take over of their cities that are putting their neighbors at risk!
#tdih 1919 Bogalusa Labor Massacre 💔
Self-Preservation & Loyalty League (SPLL) & Great Southern Lumber Company gunmen killed white allies of African American labor organizer Sol Dacus. #RedSummer
Their goal: undermine the interracial labor union.
Read ⬇️ 🧵
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Self-Preservation & Loyalty League (SPLL) & Great Southern Lumber Company gunmen killed white allies of African American labor organizer Sol Dacus. #RedSummer
Their goal: undermine the interracial labor union.
Read ⬇️ 🧵
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bo...
Nov. 22, 1919: Bogalusa Labor Massacre, Attack on Interracial Solidarity
The Bogalusa Labor Massacre was an attack on interracial labor solidarity in Louisiana.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#tdih 1919 Bogalusa Labor Massacre 💔
Self-Preservation & Loyalty League (SPLL) & Great Southern Lumber Company gunmen killed white allies of African American labor organizer Sol Dacus. #RedSummer
Their goal: undermine the interracial labor union.
Read ⬇️ 🧵
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bo...
Self-Preservation & Loyalty League (SPLL) & Great Southern Lumber Company gunmen killed white allies of African American labor organizer Sol Dacus. #RedSummer
Their goal: undermine the interracial labor union.
Read ⬇️ 🧵
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bo...
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I used to sail out with water deliveries during the occupation. It was a power to the people stance that most San Franciscans appreciated during those times. The government didn’t though.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I used to sail out with water deliveries during the occupation. It was a power to the people stance that most San Franciscans appreciated during those times. The government didn’t though.
#tdih 1927 In Lum v. Rice, SCOTUS ruled that state’s rights & Plessy v. Ferguson applied to Asian American students.
For 9-yr old Chinese-American Martha Lum in Bolivar Cty., Miss., her exclusion on account of race from school was 'justified.'
Read⬇️
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For 9-yr old Chinese-American Martha Lum in Bolivar Cty., Miss., her exclusion on account of race from school was 'justified.'
Read⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ca...
Nov. 21, 1927: Lum v. Rice Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, in the case of nine-year old Chinese-American Martha Lum, her exclusion on account of race from school was justified.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#tdih 1927 In Lum v. Rice, SCOTUS ruled that state’s rights & Plessy v. Ferguson applied to Asian American students.
For 9-yr old Chinese-American Martha Lum in Bolivar Cty., Miss., her exclusion on account of race from school was 'justified.'
Read⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ca...
For 9-yr old Chinese-American Martha Lum in Bolivar Cty., Miss., her exclusion on account of race from school was 'justified.'
Read⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ca...
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We are seeing a sudden flurry of censorship activity in smaller towns in central Texas. If you are a parent or librarian in this area, please reach out to us or @txfreedomread.bsky.social if you need support.
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We are seeing a sudden flurry of censorship activity in smaller towns in central Texas. If you are a parent or librarian in this area, please reach out to us or @txfreedomread.bsky.social if you need support.
#tdih 1969 -- 78 Native Americans landed on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay & occupied the island for 19 months.
They called themselves “Indians of All Tribes,” made a proclamation, “We Hold the Rock,” & issued a set of demands.
Photo by Ilka Hartmann.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...
They called themselves “Indians of All Tribes,” made a proclamation, “We Hold the Rock,” & issued a set of demands.
Photo by Ilka Hartmann.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...
Nov. 20, 1969: Alcatraz Occupation
Native Americans took over and held Alcatraz Island as Indian Land during the Alcatraz Occupation.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#tdih 1969 -- 78 Native Americans landed on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay & occupied the island for 19 months.
They called themselves “Indians of All Tribes,” made a proclamation, “We Hold the Rock,” & issued a set of demands.
Photo by Ilka Hartmann.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...
They called themselves “Indians of All Tribes,” made a proclamation, “We Hold the Rock,” & issued a set of demands.
Photo by Ilka Hartmann.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...
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Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
#tdih 1915 Despite international campaign to have conviction reversed, IWW labor organizer and songwriter Joe Hill was executed by state of Utah. #TeachLaborHistory
“Don’t mourn, organize!”-- Joe Hill
Linocut by Carlos A. Cortéz. Labor history lessons ⬇️
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“Don’t mourn, organize!”-- Joe Hill
Linocut by Carlos A. Cortéz. Labor history lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jo...
Nov. 19, 1915: Labor Organizer Joe Hill Executed
The state of Utah executed Joe Hill, labor organizer, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
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November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#tdih 1915 Despite international campaign to have conviction reversed, IWW labor organizer and songwriter Joe Hill was executed by state of Utah. #TeachLaborHistory
“Don’t mourn, organize!”-- Joe Hill
Linocut by Carlos A. Cortéz. Labor history lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jo...
“Don’t mourn, organize!”-- Joe Hill
Linocut by Carlos A. Cortéz. Labor history lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jo...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Shame on this administration.
Their latest attempt to dismantle the Dept of Education—during American Education Week—is illegal and immoral. Not only do they want to starve and steal from our students—they want to rob them of their futures.
Anyone who claims to care about children should be livid.
Their latest attempt to dismantle the Dept of Education—during American Education Week—is illegal and immoral. Not only do they want to starve and steal from our students—they want to rob them of their futures.
Anyone who claims to care about children should be livid.
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Shame on this administration.
Their latest attempt to dismantle the Dept of Education—during American Education Week—is illegal and immoral. Not only do they want to starve and steal from our students—they want to rob them of their futures.
Anyone who claims to care about children should be livid.
Their latest attempt to dismantle the Dept of Education—during American Education Week—is illegal and immoral. Not only do they want to starve and steal from our students—they want to rob them of their futures.
Anyone who claims to care about children should be livid.
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“This new unit is a dangerous recasting of McCarthyism as patriotism and dissent as ‘un-American.’… education should champion the exploration of diverse perspectives. A classroom should be a place where ideas meet, not where ideology reigns.”
A “dangerous recasting” of McCarthyism as patriotism: PEN America statement on Florida’s new social studies standards that establish a unit on “The History of Communism” for grades 6-12 https://pen.org/press-release/new-florida-curriculum-is-dangerous-recasting-of-mccarthyism/
New Florida Curriculum on Communism is a “Dangerous Recasting” of McCarthyism
(MIAMI)-- PEN America today criticized Florida's new social studies standards that established a unit on “The History of Communism” for grades 6-12, calling it a “dangerous recasting” of McCarthyism as patriotism. PEN America Florida Director William Jo...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“This new unit is a dangerous recasting of McCarthyism as patriotism and dissent as ‘un-American.’… education should champion the exploration of diverse perspectives. A classroom should be a place where ideas meet, not where ideology reigns.”
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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#tdih 1989, six Jesuit scholars/priests & two women were murdered by U.S. backed military in El Salvador. 💔
Priests were internationally recognized scholars who wrote & spoke extensively about need for peace and the root causes of the war in El Salvador. ➡️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sc...
Priests were internationally recognized scholars who wrote & spoke extensively about need for peace and the root causes of the war in El Salvador. ➡️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sc...
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#tdih 1989, six Jesuit scholars/priests & two women were murdered by U.S. backed military in El Salvador. 💔
Priests were internationally recognized scholars who wrote & spoke extensively about need for peace and the root causes of the war in El Salvador. ➡️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sc...
Priests were internationally recognized scholars who wrote & spoke extensively about need for peace and the root causes of the war in El Salvador. ➡️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sc...
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A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
November 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
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The SF march. I marched in that. I was in high school
#tdih 1969 2nd anti-war Moratorium with 500,000+ in D.C. & demonstrations throughout U.S. & world.
Marchers carried signs with names of dead U.S. soldiers & of destroyed Vietnamese towns.
Among marchers were Vietnam War veterans.
See lessons & more 📷 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/se...
Marchers carried signs with names of dead U.S. soldiers & of destroyed Vietnamese towns.
Among marchers were Vietnam War veterans.
See lessons & more 📷 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/se...
Nov. 15, 1969: Second Anti-War Moratorium
The second anti-war Moratorium occurred with over 500,000 marching in Washington, D.C. and demonstrations throughout the country and the world.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The SF march. I marched in that. I was in high school
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“Better ships than citizenship include friendship, relationship, or even a pirate ship, where unauthorized, motley formations are bound together to disrupt notions of the private, of property, of wealth and its concentration…”
God I love this so much. (From Elleza Kelley, quoted in Robin Kelley's Twenty Years of Freedom Dreams in the Boston Review)
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Better ships than citizenship include friendship, relationship, or even a pirate ship, where unauthorized, motley formations are bound together to disrupt notions of the private, of property, of wealth and its concentration…”
#tdih 1969 2nd anti-war Moratorium with 500,000+ in D.C. & demonstrations throughout U.S. & world.
Marchers carried signs with names of dead U.S. soldiers & of destroyed Vietnamese towns.
Among marchers were Vietnam War veterans.
See lessons & more 📷 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/se...
Marchers carried signs with names of dead U.S. soldiers & of destroyed Vietnamese towns.
Among marchers were Vietnam War veterans.
See lessons & more 📷 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/se...
Nov. 15, 1969: Second Anti-War Moratorium
The second anti-war Moratorium occurred with over 500,000 marching in Washington, D.C. and demonstrations throughout the country and the world.
www.zinnedproject.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#tdih 1969 2nd anti-war Moratorium with 500,000+ in D.C. & demonstrations throughout U.S. & world.
Marchers carried signs with names of dead U.S. soldiers & of destroyed Vietnamese towns.
Among marchers were Vietnam War veterans.
See lessons & more 📷 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/se...
Marchers carried signs with names of dead U.S. soldiers & of destroyed Vietnamese towns.
Among marchers were Vietnam War veterans.
See lessons & more 📷 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/se...