July 15 @ 530pm - 7pm (virtual)
READ
Article from
the Zinn Education Project
Downplaying Deportations: How Textbooks Hide the Mass Expulsion of Mexican Americans During the Great Depression
Exerpts from
A Young People's History of the United States 7th edition
pages 173 -174 from the chapter: Robber Barons and Rebels
pages 239 - 242 from the chapter: Hard Times
pages 465 - 466 from the chapter: War in Iraq, Conflict at Home
pages 471- 477 from the chapter: Our Voices Need to be Heard
SKIM (you don't have to read in-depth but it'll be good to know about)
April 1, 2025
A Young People's History of the United States 7th edition
Resistance (pages 409 - 421)*
Conclusion: Rise Like Lions (pages 485-496)*
*if you have a different edition, the page numbers might not match
Other readings (click the links to read)
Interview (about 15 min)
Ted Talk Interview of Children’s Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman
CBS TV News Report (about 3 minutes )
News story about a documentary based on Zinn’s book, "The People Speak.”