Teaching Hard History: Preparing Students to Teach about American Slavery
Endorsed by the OAH Committee on Teaching
Friday, April 3, 2020, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Type: Roundtable Discussion
Tags: African American; Race; Slavery; Teaching and Pedagogy
Abstract
Research by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2018 drew attention to the need to do a better job teaching about the nation’s history of slavery in American schools. Participants at this session will use the “Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery” and “Teaching Hard History: American Slavery” report (both 2018) and draw on their experience working with secondary teachers to address ways to teach both the history of slavery and its persistent legacy for the nation.
Session Participants
Chair: Maureen Costello, Southern Poverty Law Center
Panelist: David W. Blight, Yale University
Panelist: Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ohio State University
Panelist: Kevin Toro, Arlington High School, Massachusetts