Educator Workshop on Understanding and Teaching Jim Crow

In many classes and curriculum standards, Reconstruction “ends” in 1877, Plessy vs. Ferguson appears out of the ether to establish “separate but equal” in 1896, and then discussions of systemic racial oppression give way to a focus on the Gilded Age, the Depression, and World Wars. Students are next confronted with African American history after the Second World War, when images of segregated water fountains orient students to decades of oppression before quickly turning to a celebration of the Civil Rights Movement. This narrative ignores the varied experiences and contributions of the African American community during Jim Crow, providing an inaccurate history and damaging students.

Join keynote speaker Hasan Kwame Jeffries (Ohio State University), Stephen Berrey (University of Michigan), and Brad Austin and Bethany Jay (Salem State University) to discuss the history of Jim Crow and explore strategies and resources that can be used to teach it effectively.

School districts wishing to send teams of teachers as well as individual teachers wishing to reserve a spot for the workshop should contact us at chgs@salemstate.edu.