America250 and Teach Truth
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the United States and Teach Truth Day of Action, check out one of these books that explore a more complete and honest version of American history. Books on the list include frequently-banned history books, recommendations from the Zinn Education Project, and more. List created by Librarians at The Seattle Public Library; all annotations provided by the publisher.
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We Refuse
An “unsparing, erudite, and incisive” (Jelani Cobb, staff writer, The New Yorker) reframing of the past and present of Black resistance—both nonviolent and violent—to white supremacy.
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American Grammar
A new history of US education through the nineteenth century that rigorously accounts for Black, Native, and white experiences...that exposes the idea of American education as “the great equalizer” to not only be a lie, but also a myth that reproduces past harms.
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Black History Is for Everyone
A longtime educator explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are.
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Stamped From the Beginning
The National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.
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We the People
From the best-selling author of These Truths comes We the People, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era.
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The Many-headed Hydra
Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history.
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Lies My Teacher Told Me
What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls “an extremely convincing plea for truth in education.”
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An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America.
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Our History Has Always Been Contraband
Our History Has Always Been Contraband brings together canonical texts and authors in Black Studies, including those excised from or not included in the AP curriculum.
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The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution
A provocative new history of America’s constitution and an urgent call to action for a nation confronted by challenges its founders could never have imagined.
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