We do students a terrible disservice if we don’t educate them honestly. Connect our nation’s past to our present to create an inclusive future.

The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People’s History of the United States, the website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level.

Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.

Resources and activities to use at home, in the classroom, and some to guide your visit at the museum.

In celebration of Juneteenth this Saturday, June 19, Penn State University Libraries has compiled a listing of resources, including books, articles, films, artifacts, exhibits and more, that uplift those voices — throughout history and today ­— who promote the work of dismantling racism, with the intention of providing educational resources and continued dialogue.