JusticetoHistory
@justice2history.bsky.social
History educators & authors.
See our website for news, historical enquiries and publications: justicetohistory.org
See our website for news, historical enquiries and publications: justicetohistory.org
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Teaching the histories of slavery and keen to inform your students with insights from the most recent research?
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Teaching Slavery
This groundbreaking book brings together the latest academic research on Britain’s involvement in transatlantic slavery, with innovative thinking on the teaching of such challenging histories in the c...
uclpress.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Teaching the histories of slavery and keen to inform your students with insights from the most recent research?
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Great reveal for Black History Month 2025: Bandsman at Waterloo, Thomas James is wearing a ring and in a relaxed pose, : “He comes across in the painting as quietly confident – a soldier who is dignified and has a real sense of pride.” in rare 1821 painting www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting
‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great reveal for Black History Month 2025: Bandsman at Waterloo, Thomas James is wearing a ring and in a relaxed pose, : “He comes across in the painting as quietly confident – a soldier who is dignified and has a real sense of pride.” in rare 1821 painting www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Should be invaluable for history departments studying OCR A-level African Kingdoms @historyrichk.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Dahomey: A West African Kingdom in the Centre of the World During the Eighteenth Century
This session will look at the Kingdom of Dahomey
www.history.ac.uk
September 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Should be invaluable for history departments studying OCR A-level African Kingdoms @historyrichk.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The report featured in the Guardian today on the inclusion of women in hustory lessons is really important - lets make women’s voices heard and their actions remembered. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
Report on Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum
www.history.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The report featured in the Guardian today on the inclusion of women in hustory lessons is really important - lets make women’s voices heard and their actions remembered. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
This is so inspiring. After the grimness of yesterday in the capital city, watch a celebration of authentic British identities in an institutional setting that can adapt and change for the common good. Brilliant prep for the start of @ioe.bsky.social PGCE tomorrow. youtube.com/watch?v=GxLF...
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 2025 BBC Proms - 50th Anniversary Premiere Performance
YouTube video by Enrico Fertini
youtube.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is so inspiring. After the grimness of yesterday in the capital city, watch a celebration of authentic British identities in an institutional setting that can adapt and change for the common good. Brilliant prep for the start of @ioe.bsky.social PGCE tomorrow. youtube.com/watch?v=GxLF...
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Incidentally, I think part of the reason so many buy into the “Invictus”, poetry chanting, national anthem nonsense is because too often schools (or leadership teams) are so focused on getting results that the purpose is lost. Starting every year with our hopes for young people would make a big diff
August 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Incidentally, I think part of the reason so many buy into the “Invictus”, poetry chanting, national anthem nonsense is because too often schools (or leadership teams) are so focused on getting results that the purpose is lost. Starting every year with our hopes for young people would make a big diff
And "Imagine a world where..." student teachers were shown this at the start of their PGCE courses @ioe.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social @victoriacrooks.bsky.social
Much as I enjoy the holidays, I’m ready for a new school year. But I dread starting it with interminable exams analysis & unveiling of new policies & mission statements. Imagine a world where teachers were shown this from Akala at INSET to inspire them for the task ahead.
youtu.be/YsK3Q-QNcpQ?...
youtu.be/YsK3Q-QNcpQ?...
Akala on Education
YouTube video by Double Down News
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
And "Imagine a world where..." student teachers were shown this at the start of their PGCE courses @ioe.bsky.social @apf102.bsky.social @victoriacrooks.bsky.social
"Draw Africa small and it is treated as small; draw it true and its scale and potential become harder to ignore. The African Union seems more right than wrong. It offers not pedantry, but leadership."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Africa and maps: drawn true, its scale and promise can’t be ignored | Editorial
Editorial: The push for fairer cartography rejects colonial shrinkage of a huge continent by the Mercator projection. This is not pedantry. It’s politics
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"Draw Africa small and it is treated as small; draw it true and its scale and potential become harder to ignore. The African Union seems more right than wrong. It offers not pedantry, but leadership."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
On tour in the incredible historic city of Florence. Preserved so well: the world of the Medici all around you. Such history energy.
August 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
On tour in the incredible historic city of Florence. Preserved so well: the world of the Medici all around you. Such history energy.
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One of the joys of being a History teacher on holiday is getting to read some History. One of the disadvantages is when something like this genuinely challenges your thinking about a topic you have taught for a while. And then you realise you’re going to have to re-plan a whole series lessons 🤦🏻😂
July 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
One of the joys of being a History teacher on holiday is getting to read some History. One of the disadvantages is when something like this genuinely challenges your thinking about a topic you have taught for a while. And then you realise you’re going to have to re-plan a whole series lessons 🤦🏻😂
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Abdul's sideways writing, for no apparent reason, a highlight.
Really interesting session. I maintain that your book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn how to plan excellent, thoughtful sequences. Your session epitomised that.
Really interesting session. I maintain that your book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn how to plan excellent, thoughtful sequences. Your session epitomised that.
July 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Abdul's sideways writing, for no apparent reason, a highlight.
Really interesting session. I maintain that your book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn how to plan excellent, thoughtful sequences. Your session epitomised that.
Really interesting session. I maintain that your book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn how to plan excellent, thoughtful sequences. Your session epitomised that.
Big thanks to the @1972shp.bsky.social family for a brilliant #SHP25 conference. Really enjoyed working with @oblaize.bsky.social and everyone who joined our session on Nigeria 1950-1980, Fela Kuti et al. We 'waka, waka, waka' till #SHP26!
July 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Big thanks to the @1972shp.bsky.social family for a brilliant #SHP25 conference. Really enjoyed working with @oblaize.bsky.social and everyone who joined our session on Nigeria 1950-1980, Fela Kuti et al. We 'waka, waka, waka' till #SHP26!
Great final session at #SHP25: @pamc86.bsky.social and Jack Brown shared their journey and enquiry in Caribbean history in early 20th century - TURNING POINT - film resources from Sweet Patootee Arts.
July 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Great final session at #SHP25: @pamc86.bsky.social and Jack Brown shared their journey and enquiry in Caribbean history in early 20th century - TURNING POINT - film resources from Sweet Patootee Arts.
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Robin Whitburn Abdul Mohamud and @oblaize.bsky.social discussing the start of the Biafran war in their investigation into post-colonial Nigeria #SHP25
July 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Robin Whitburn Abdul Mohamud and @oblaize.bsky.social discussing the start of the Biafran war in their investigation into post-colonial Nigeria #SHP25
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It's the final countdown, the last chance saloon, the end of the line! Tomorrow night we close the #SHP25 box office so don't miss out on our magnificent conference on July 11-13 @leedstrinity.bsky.social: 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking Keynotes, fab fringe sessions & enthusiastic exhibitors ...
July 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's the final countdown, the last chance saloon, the end of the line! Tomorrow night we close the #SHP25 box office so don't miss out on our magnificent conference on July 11-13 @leedstrinity.bsky.social: 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking Keynotes, fab fringe sessions & enthusiastic exhibitors ...
Exciting news for history teachers - the dramas of Irish history in the history of the archives as well as in the documents they now show us. @msquinnhistory.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years
Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in civil war takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Exciting news for history teachers - the dramas of Irish history in the history of the archives as well as in the documents they now show us. @msquinnhistory.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Listen to @oblaize.bsky.social he knows what he's talking about! Come and join Otis and Justice2History for their workshop on Decolonisation and the British Empire. Tickets available here SHP Summer Conference 2025 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/6BoMprddy3g1...
June 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Listen to @oblaize.bsky.social he knows what he's talking about! Come and join Otis and Justice2History for their workshop on Decolonisation and the British Empire. Tickets available here SHP Summer Conference 2025 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/6BoMprddy3g1...
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Why the terms ‘balance’ and ‘legacies’ should both be avoided when teaching the British Empire:
alanlester.co.uk/blog/we-need...
alanlester.co.uk/blog/we-need...
We Need to Challenge “Legacies” as Well as “Balance” When Teaching the British Empire
Alan Lester Balance Fortunately educators are now increasingly sceptical about the idea of teaching the British Empire as a matter of balance between the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’…
alanlester.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Why the terms ‘balance’ and ‘legacies’ should both be avoided when teaching the British Empire:
alanlester.co.uk/blog/we-need...
alanlester.co.uk/blog/we-need...
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Such an interesting story. There’s a great section about him in the Black Lives in Britain book by @justice2history.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Such an interesting story. There’s a great section about him in the Black Lives in Britain book by @justice2history.bsky.social
Very insightful and challenging work that all history teachers should read and, essentially, talk about with one another and let it impact our work in History Education.
Turner & @arthurjchapman.bsky.social on historians' narrative decision making (TH190)
Elias & Spafford on constructing a narrative of Britiain's Civil Rights (TH185)
@justice2history.bsky.social and @abdulmohamud.bsky.social on rethinking "what is history?" (TH181)
and loads more
Elias & Spafford on constructing a narrative of Britiain's Civil Rights (TH185)
@justice2history.bsky.social and @abdulmohamud.bsky.social on rethinking "what is history?" (TH181)
and loads more
May 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Very insightful and challenging work that all history teachers should read and, essentially, talk about with one another and let it impact our work in History Education.
Thanks for the appreciation @decsy24.bsky.social
Fascinating talk on British Empire teaching at #haconf25 @histassoc.bsky.social @facinghistoryuk.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thanks for the appreciation @decsy24.bsky.social
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OUT NOW! Amazon or Waterstones or email enquiries@cpmmmedia.com
Subject: Book order. @katieamery.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @sathnam.bsky.social @richkhistory.bsky.social @msquinnhistory.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social @justice2history.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social
Subject: Book order. @katieamery.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @sathnam.bsky.social @richkhistory.bsky.social @msquinnhistory.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social @justice2history.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
OUT NOW! Amazon or Waterstones or email enquiries@cpmmmedia.com
Subject: Book order. @katieamery.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @sathnam.bsky.social @richkhistory.bsky.social @msquinnhistory.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social @justice2history.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social
Subject: Book order. @katieamery.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @sathnam.bsky.social @richkhistory.bsky.social @msquinnhistory.bsky.social @oblaize.bsky.social @justice2history.bsky.social @hughrichards.bsky.social
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MASSIVE thanks from me and Katie to all the brilliant teachers who wrote... @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social Eoin Gallagher, Sorcha O'Callaghan, Dan Procter, Sherlon Atkins, @johnhough.bsky.social, Rebecca Chadwick. Out early May @katieamery.bsky.social pls rt
April 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
MASSIVE thanks from me and Katie to all the brilliant teachers who wrote... @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social Eoin Gallagher, Sorcha O'Callaghan, Dan Procter, Sherlon Atkins, @johnhough.bsky.social, Rebecca Chadwick. Out early May @katieamery.bsky.social pls rt
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”