Traditionally, history has been told through the perspective and to the advantage of the people whose position and privilege have given them the dominate voice.  The purpose of this page is to provide history resources that: 

                         a)   examine or challenge the traditionally presented view of history and/or 

                         b)   include the voices of people whose lived experiences have been misrepresented or excluded. 

 

The Biography & History section includes books and media resources on topics that are currently being reexamined.

 

The Curriculum & Instruction section provides resources individuals, parents, and teachers can use to reexamine traditional understandings. 

 

 

Biography & History

​​​​​​​​​​​​​

"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”

Carter G. Woodson

​​National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Museum and Memorial.

 

Surviving Columbus: The Story of the Pueblo People, PBS, free access video.

​

Media​

Rethinking Schools (a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization dedicated to social justice teaching and education activism: magazine, books, and other resources.

 

Uprising and Our Schools, Vol. 35, No. 1, Fall 2020. (example of a Rethinking Schools magazine).

 

Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning, Virginia Department of Education, website.  

 

Curriculum & Instruction

“Education creates the voice through which human rights can be claimed and protected.”

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Curriculum

Instruction

EDSITEment! BEH.Gov,. History, Culture, and Heritage Teacher Guides; Hispanic Heritage and History in the United States

 

Zinn Education Project:  Teaching People’s History, website resources of free downloadable lessons and articles organized and searchable by theme, time period, and grade level.  Links to Search Results for Latinx.