Teaching Hard History

Understanding Indigenous enslavement expands our conception of slavery in what is now the United States. It spread across the entire continent and affected millions of people of different backgrounds. If we define slavery too narrowly, we can fail to see its persistence over time and even its modern-day permutations. Historian Christina Snyder examines the Civil War, Lincoln and emancipation with Indigenous people in mind. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And you can find a complete transcript on our website, along with resources to help you teach the hard history explored in this episode. Resources like these... Resources and Readings Teaching Hard History, K-5 Framework: Essential Knowledge #18 Teaching Hard History, 6-12 Framework: Objective #8 Teaching Hard History, 6-12 Framework: Objective #16 National Museum of the American Indian, Native Knowledge 360° Minnesota Historical Society, Dakota War of 1862 Christina Snyder McCabe Greer Professor of History, Penn State University Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America Great Crossings; Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson References: Teaching Tolerance, The Underground Railroad U.S. Supreme Court, Worcester v. Georgia Smithsonian film, The "Indian Problem" Malinda Maynor Lowery, The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle University of Minnesota, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Teaching Tolerance, Emancipation Proclamation Time, How a Court Answered a Forgotten Question of Slavery's Legacy WNET, Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) Crooked Media podcast, This Land And you'll find a full episode transcript on our site.

Millions of Indigenous people lived in North America before European colonial powers invaded. Along with an insatiable desire for free labor, Europeans brought systems of slavery that significantly differed from the historical practices of enslavement among Native nations. Historian Christina Snyder explains what happened when these worlds collided. European concepts of bondage transformed the way Native nations interacted, resulted in the enslavement and death of millions and sparked widespread resistance. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And you can find a complete transcript on our website, along with resources to help you teach the hard history explored in this episode. Resources like these... Resources and Resources Teaching Tolerance: Lesson, Rethinking Discovery Teaching Tolerance: I am the Blood of the Conqueror, I am the Blood of the Conquered Teaching Tolerance: Stowage on the Slave Ship Brooks, 1788 Wikipedia: Requerimiento: The Spanish Requirement of 1513 Christina Snyder McCabe Greer Professor of History, Penn State University Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America Great Crossings; Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson References: Teaching Tolerance: Lesson, Precolumbian Native Peoples and Technology Doctrine of Discovery Teaching Tolerance: The Atlantic Slave Trade what too few textbooks told you U.S. Supreme Court, Johnson V. M'Intosh Wikipedia: Requerimiento: The Spanish Requirement of 1513 Mapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone: The Colonial Indian Slave Trade and Regional Instability in the American South Sarah Shear, Social Studies & Multicultural Education, University of Washington-Bothell

American slavery shaped our modern world and most certainly the foundation and development of what is now the United States. The Smithsonian's Eduardo Díaz and Renée Gokey discuss the importance of learning about Indigenous enslavement. And Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello explains all of the program's classroom resources available for teaching this history, including a first-of-its-kind K-5 framework. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And you can find a complete transcript on our website, along with resources to help you teach the hard history explored in this episode. Resources like these... Resources and Readings Teaching Hard History: American Slavery Teaching Hard History Key Concept Videos Teaching American Slavery Through Inquiry Maureen Costello Director, Teaching Tolerance References: Ira Berlin, The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations Ira Berlin, The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United States Kathy Swan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kentucky National Council for History Education Teaching Tolerance: Text, I Have a Dream by MLK Teaching Tolerance: Webinar, Beyond the Bus: Teaching the Unseen Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Teaching Tolerance: The Moment, Teaching the Truth about Confederate History Eduardo Díaz Director, Smithsonian Latino Center Renée Gokey Teacher Services Coordinator, National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) | Teaching Tolerance author References: Andrés Reséndez, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America NPR Genevieve Valentine, Horrors Pile Up Quietly In 'The Other Slavery' Stephen Warren, The Worlds the Shawnees Made: Migration and Violence in Early America Christopher Columbus, Extracts from Journal Indigenous Peoples' Curriculum Day and Teach-In Native Knowledge 360° National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAI exhibition, Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean NMAI exhibition, T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America Teaching Tolerance: Text, Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents in American History National Museum of American History, Molina Family Latino Gallery Hasan Kwame Jeffries Department of History, Ohio State University | Teaching Hard History author References: CARTER Center for K–12 Black History Education, Teaching Black History Conference Carter Conference 2019, Teaching about the Beauty, Power, and Resistance of Black History Dr. LaGarrett King, founding director CARTER Center, University of Missouri James Madison's Montpelier (Ohio State University students' visit) Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Barry Thomas, Director of Equity and Diversity, Omaha Public Schools

Historian Bethany Jay returns – answering questions from educators across the country. Host Hasan Kwame Jeffries and the co-editor of Understanding and Teaching American Slavery confront teacher anxieties and counter misconceptions in our season finale. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

From elementary to high school, YA literature can introduce fundamental themes and information about slavery, especially when paired with primary sources. John H. Bickford shows how to capitalize on the strengths and weaknesses of trade books about slavery. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a complete transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Using the present to explore the past. Tamara Spears and Jordan Lanfair suggest a Social Studies unit about Resistance & Kanye West, and a set of English Language Arts lessons examining holidays—from Juneteenth to Columbus Day—to understand the legacy of American slavery. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

How it's done. Tamara Spears teaches middle school Social Studies in New York and Jordan Lanfair is a high school English Language Arts teacher in Chicago. Each has been developing additional lessons about slavery for years. They share their experiences. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a complete transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Enslavement didn't end with Emancipation. Historian James Brewer Stewart discusses modern-day slavery happening across the world—and right here in the U.S. – showing educators how to connect the past with the present. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

At James Madison's Montpelier, the legacy of enslaved people isn't silenced—and their descendants have a voice. Christian Cotz, Price Thomas and Dr. Patrice Preston Grimes explain how that happened, and why it's important. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a complete transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

In the United States, justice was never blind. Historian Paul Finkelman goes beyond legal jargon to illustrate how slavery was entangled with the opinions of the Court—and encoded into the Constitution itself. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.