Education

The necessary task of talking to our kids about hard history can be daunting. Where do we start? What do we say?

Below, you'll find a collection of web sites and book titles to help you broach these tough topics with your family. Check back often, as we will update our collection periodically.

In our homes and families, let's bring the truth to light.

• • • Online Resources

      • • Facing History and Ourselves

        • Zinn Education Project

        • PBS Learning Media

        • White House History

        • Teaching Tolerance

    • Books for children and tweens

      • • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You - by Jason Reynolds

        • Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport

        • Through my Eyes, by Ruby Bridges

        • The Forgotten Girl, by India Hill Brown

        • Clean Getaway, by Nic Stone

        • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor

        • The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis

        • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose