Classroom Resources
Vetted, ready-to-use resources for K-12 and post-secondary teachers. All of it free. All of it sourced. Built especially for educators in states where curriculum law has made this history harder to teach — not easier to ignore.
"These resources are free because the need is urgent and uneven ability to pay should not determine who gets access to accurate history. If you are a teacher in a state with a curriculum restriction law, these materials are for you. Use them."
Discussion Guides
Good Trouble in the Classroom
A 24-page PDF with biographical profiles, primary-source discussion prompts, historical context, and research links for all 19 civil rights icons in the Good Trouble archive. Designed for one or multi-day classroom use. Includes discussion prompts appropriate for different grade bands.
- ✓ 19 biographical profiles
- ✓ Primary source excerpts with discussion questions
- ✓ Standards alignment notes (CCSS, NCSS)
- ✓ Extension research activities
Reconstruction Primary Source Packet
Curated primary source documents from the Reconstruction era (1865-1877), with contextual annotations and guided reading questions. Includes the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments; Freedmen's Bureau reports; and testimony from formerly enslaved people before Congress.
- ✓ 12 primary source documents
- ✓ Annotated with historical context
- ✓ Guided reading and analysis prompts
- ✓ Paired with the Reconstruction essay in Insights
Civil Rights Movement: Lesson Starters
Six modular lesson starters covering the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Sit-in movement, Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, Birmingham, and Selma. Each starter includes a five-minute opening activity, a primary source, discussion prompts, and a written reflection prompt.
- ✓ Six self-contained lesson starters
- ✓ Each requires 20-45 minutes of class time
- ✓ Scaffolded for multiple reading levels
- ✓ Reflection prompts included
HBCU Wiki: Classroom Research Guide
Step-by-step guide for using the HBCU Wiki in academic research projects. Covers how to evaluate sources linked from wiki entries, how to cite the wiki correctly (MLA, APA, Chicago), and how to use the wiki as a launch point for primary source research in HBCU institutional archives.
- ✓ Citation templates (MLA, APA, Chicago)
- ✓ Source evaluation framework
- ✓ Sample research paper topics
- ✓ How to contact HBCU archives for primary sources
Educator Newsletter
A separate newsletter for K-12 and post-secondary educators — distinct from the general Insights newsletter. Delivered twice monthly, it contains new classroom resources, curriculum law updates, and lesson-ready primary source excerpts. Free. Always free.
What's inside each issue
- → One new classroom-ready resource
- → One primary source excerpt with discussion prompts
- → Curriculum law updates for educators in restricted states
- → Notes on new HBCU Wiki entries relevant to classroom use
- → Reader Q&A on teaching difficult history
Who it's for
- → K-12 social studies and history teachers
- → College and university instructors in survey courses
- → School librarians and media specialists
- → Curriculum coordinators and instructional coaches
- → Anyone who teaches American history to young people
Standards-Aligned Curriculum Units
Full-unit curriculum packages for grades 6-12, designed explicitly for schools in states with curriculum restriction laws. Built with practicing HBCU and K-12 educators. Sold per-teacher and per-district. Launching in Phase 3 (months 18-36). Educators who join the newsletter now will receive priority access, including a free single-unit preview.
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