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The concept of freedom & the hard history of slavery can be tough for kids to grasp. As we approach #Juneteeth, Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has age-appropriate activities, books, and historical resources to support young children’s understanding & celebration of Juneteenth: https://lnkd.in/gUn_YEMd

BREAKING NEWS: Virginia Key museum for African American history advances Virginia Key is one step closer to establishing a museum dedicated to African American history and civil rights, two decades after voters approved funding for it, as a trust moves to wrap up financial agreements and bring the long-awaited project to life. https://lnkd.in/egyUQ46U #MiamiTodaynews #VirginiaKeyMuseum #AfricanAmericanMuseum #MiamiToday

We're thrilled to share our latest interview with Yann Bouvier, a dedicated history teacher and video producer. Yann Bouvier shares his journey and insights with our followers. Learn how he's transforming history education through video. Discover his unique perspective on making history accessible. Watch now! Learn more about the History Education - Observatory on History Teaching in Europe: https://lnkd.in/erBJAu3m #HistoryAtHeart #LearnersFirst #YouthVoices #EventTakeaways #HistoryInCrises

I am trying to figure out how to normalize talking about difficult history. This article by Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, gets to the heart of why we need to talk about it. It's a long article worth reading, but if you don't have time, here's the key paragraph: "That is the power and promise of an honest telling of history. It allows us to look at our past in a richer and more meaningful way. It can bring people together to understand the human impact of crucial moments in time. And it enables us to gain a better perspective on our present by contextualizing where we have been and how we got where we are today. In so doing, we learn how to build a better future." https://lnkd.in/gPM9hVeX

Learn more about the history of our Section and the leaders that lead our way in our History Committee's AJPH article! https://lnkd.in/g995BJFV #HealthEducation #HealthPromotion #PublicHealth #PublicHealthHistory #PHEHP100th

If you have a few hours to view over the Christmas break, I can only but highly recommend - Nature and Us: A History through Art: https://lnkd.in/etrTeRxJ We need far longer than the few hours of this extraordinary series, which relates the story of the ever-changing relationship with nature, told through the lens of art from the earliest human history to contemporary times, to even start contemplating the true extent of it's meaning.

Happy Juneteenth! To learn more about why the effective end of slavery in the United States came several years AFTER the Emancipation Proclamation, check out this article from the National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://lnkd.in/gfss6-ku

Dr Lyndsey Jenkins (pictured left), Mansfield’s History Fellow (Faculty of History, University of Oxford) has won a £215k Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grant for her project on Joyce Butler (pictured right) and women’s rights in the 1950s-70s. 🎉 Teaming up with Haringey Museum (Haringey Council) and Archive Service at Bruce Castle Museum, her project will use Butler’s life and work to map the networks and connections between #women in political parties. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eMcTzNwH

These authentic resources can be used to supplement so many lessons! Family, colors, numbers, food, predictions, storytelling... The comparisons and connections are only limited by your - and your students! - imaginations.

Hidden History: The Untold Story of Blair Mountain Dr. Lloyd Tomlinson explores the suppression of Blair Mountain history in West Virginia. He reveals how coal companies and textbooks minimized the miners' fight for rights in this compelling museum exhibit. ##WestVirginiaHistory ##MineWars ##BlairMountain ##LaborHistory ##USHistory ##CoalMining ##HistoricalSuppression ##TextbookBias ##Matewan ##Documentaries