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Resources To Teach The History Of Policing In America That You Won’t Find In Textbooks

With police reform front and center in the national debate, it’s a good time to learn about the history of policing in the United States. Here are resources on the subject from the nonprofit Zinn Education Project, which offers free downloadable lessons and articles on history organized by theme, time period and grade level. The lessons are based on the approach to history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book, “A People’s History of the United States,” emphasizing the role of working people, women, people of color and organized social movements in shaping history.

You can check back here on the project’s websites for additions that will be made to the list below.

Read entire article at Washington Post