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We launched the Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online classes early in the pandemic. Since then, the series has become a crucial place for teachers to learn directly from cutting-edge people’s history scholars and to build strength to resist attacks on education.

While the right is passing laws to suppress teaching of Black history, we provide classes so that teachers deepen their knowledge and gain mutual support, as one teacher noted:

Check out the audiograms below for a 20-minute recap from last year’s classes.

We have a dynamic list of scholars for the 2023–2024 season. Teacher educators: Assign these sessions to your students. Classroom teachers: Invite your colleagues and students to join you.

Join this freedom school for educators.

June: Teaching Truthfully About U.S. History

May: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World

April: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation

March: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction

February: Rosa Parks Film Excerpts and Behind the Scenes Commentary

January: Black Women Radicals Confront the Red Scare

December: The History of Racial Terror in the United States

November: The Black Freedom Struggle During World War II

October: Queen Mother Moore, Black Nationalism, and the Fight for Reparations

September: Black Freedom on Native Land

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• September 11, 2023: Teaching in Dangerous Times: Lessons from SNCC
• October 16, 2023: A People’s History of the Black Working Class
• November 13, 2023: The Fight for Black History in Schools
• January 8, 2024: The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime
• February 5, 2024: Everyday Solidarity: Interracial Organizing Stories from The Sum of Us
• March 4, 2024: The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme

We extend our gratitude to the volunteer breakout group facilitators who help to make the Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes a success.  

During our monthly classes with people’s historians, participants meet in small groups to process what they’re learning and brainstorm how to bring that knowledge to the classroom. These discussions deepen the impact of the class, thanks to the support of the facilitators. 

One participant noted, “I almost left before the breakout groups. I am glad I did not because it surpassed my expectations — we had a good conversation, and I appreciated the encouragement to engage with the material and one another.”

Teachers are under attack for teaching truthfully about U.S. history. Please donate so that we can continue to offer free people’s history lessons and resources, and defend teachers’ right to use them.

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