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We provide teachers and parents with tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world.

D.C. Area: @dcaesj.bsky.social and Zinn Ed Project (with Rethinking Schools) @zinnedproject.bsky.social.
Join us this year for the full slate of Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes. Register today and share widely.

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Teach the Black Freedom Struggle Online Classes
Online classes for educators on teaching the Black Freedom Struggle. People's historians interviewed by classroom teachers and teacher educators.
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August 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The young readers version of "How the Word is Passed" drops September 30th. Make sure you grab your copies of this book for the young people in your lives. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ho...
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers)
Book — Non-fiction. By Clint Smith and adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul. 2025. 272 pages. Takes readers to historical sites across America, exploring the legacy of slavery to help readers make sense of ou...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Did you know @zinnedproject.bsky.social has discussion questions, writing prompts, and teaching ideas to accompany "How the Word Is Passed?"

You can access these and many more lessons and resources FOR FREE!

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How the Word Is Passed: Discussion Questions, Writing Prompts, and Teaching Ideas
Teaching ideas and discussion questions for How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"I wanted the reader to feel that they were invited in on this journey [of our history]." ~ @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Shout-out to Dr. @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social for her support of the adaption of the YA version of "How the Word is Passed."
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August 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"There is no world in which I become a writer; write 'How the Word is Passed;' write for the @theatlantic.com, without being an English teacher." ~ @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
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August 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A timely conversation and evening, especially as the regime continued it's dismantling of the truth through another attack of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
@zinnedproject.bsky.social 's class is in session! Stay tuned to this thread as we welcome @clintsmithiii.bsky.social . We will spend tonight in discussion of How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers)
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ho...
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers)
Book — Non-fiction. By Clint Smith and adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul. 2025. 272 pages. Takes readers to historical sites across America, exploring the legacy of slavery to help readers make sense of ou...
www.zinnedproject.org
August 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM