This year’s Carter G. Woodson book picks include stories about Black heroes of the Old West, groundbreaking journalist Ethel Payne, and William Still, the “Father of the Underground Railroad.” 

The latest Septima Clark Book Award recipients shine a light on the stories of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet; Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress; and numerous female athletes who shattered stereotypes.

Download this free book from the website of the author, Raymond G. Wilson, Emeritus Associate Professor of Physics, Illinois Wesleyan University. Visit https://sun.iwu.edu/~rwilson/PNDclass.htmlThe book, titled Nuclear War: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and a Workable Moral Strategy for Achieving and Preserving World Peace (AuthorHouse, 2014) is a PDF, 23 MB, 256 pages. It is also available at Amazon.com in print or as an ebook. Having taught about nuclear war and peace for 55 years, Professor Wilson supplies "the best material from his course, with two specific chapters for in-class guidance."…

Rare or out-of-print children’s books such as the one featured in this article offer a unique glimpse into the early twentieth century and can be used to launch a lesson on urban culture in the Progressive Era.

This annotated list of books and resources can help teachers implement innovative lessons during the 100th anniversary year of the Armenian genocide.

The Haitian Revolution was the largest and most successful slave revolt in the world. Why is it rarely discussed or taught in U.S. classrooms?   

Enabling students to pose and answer their own questions helps them evolve from passive learners to students who are actively engaged in their coursework.

This article highlights effective films for teaching world history and suggests related classroom activities.

The featured photographs, in conjunction with a New Deal-era report about Puerto Rico, can inspire a provocative classroom debate about the use of terminology, historical vocabulary, and the meaning of “progress.”