How The Word Is Passed: Remembering Slavery And How It Shaped America

Adapted from Clint Smith’s #1 New York Times bestselling and universally acclaimed How the Word Is Passed, this must-read narrative takes readers to historical sites across America, exploring the legacy of slavery to help readers make sense of our nation’s past and present, and be better stewards of their own future.

Taking into consideration the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Key Concepts of the Teaching Hard History K-12 Framework for Teaching American Slavery and the National Council for the Social Studies College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, this guide includes flexible, inquiry-based activities and critical thinking discussion and exploration opportunities that build upon students’ skills.