High School

Students conduct research to create children’s picture books about underreported, or historically “erased,” topics in the teaching of U.S. history.

PPHS Englewood

Students examine the commodification of the labor of enslaved Black Americans, explore their contributions to the formation of American democracy, and examine arguments for and against reparations.

Conscious and Radical Teachers

Students reflect on histories of enslavement, analyze enslavement systems, and use a Structured-Academic Controversy protocol to argue for how the history of enslavement should be taught.

Fremont Tigers

Students explore the history of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the resistance movements led by Afro-Latinx people of the Americas, analyzing the legacy of this resistance.

Woodburn School District

This resource serves as a viewing guide for The 1619 Project docuseries. It includes time-stamped sections, guided questions, and a topic index for each episode.

Multiple Authors

Students examine the development of Black American identity and cultural achievements by learning about 1619, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and how they connect to the present.

Buffalo Public Schools Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives

Students read historical and contemporary texts. They analyze how the authors reconcile the ideals in the founding documents with slavery, and how they use rhetorical devices to strengthen arguments.

Kensington Health Sciences Humanities Team

Students explore the methodical progression that the United States took from the period of Reconstruction to the current crisis of mass incarceration.

The Racial Justice Organizing Committee

Students engage with essays and primary source documents to discuss centuries of institutional racism in America and analyze the nuances and obstacles of enacting a nationwide system of redress.

African American Studies Teachers in Columbia Public Schools

Students will analyze how the American Revolution, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods re-centered debates about American democracy by analyzing the perspectives of marginalized communities and the...

U.S. History Teachers in Chicago Public Schools

Students will explore resources about the wealth theft from Black Americans that has repeatedly occurred from 1619 to the present in order to research and propose a comprehensive solution.

The Racial Justice Organizing Committee

An extended engagement activity to guide students through close reading and analysis of select essays from The 1619 Project.

Kansas City Public Schools