ESJF lesson plans were developed by Christina Tang and Erin Hanlon-Young, active SFUSD history teachers who are committed to teaching the history of marginalized populations. These lesson plans address sexual violence and medical atrocities experienced by Black Americans since the 19th century.
Resources
Books
Hall, Rebecca. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts. Simon & Schuster, 2022.
Jones, James H. Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. The Free Press, 1981.
Smith, Stacey L. Freedom's Frontier. The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
Newspaper Articles
Sayej, Nadia. "J Marion Sims: controversial statue taken down but debate still rages," The Guardian, April 21, 2018
available at: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/21/j-marion-sims-statue-removed-new-york-city-black-women.
Owens, Deidre C. "More Than a Statue: Rethinking J. Marion Sim's Legacy," Rewire News, Aug. 24, 2017
available at: https://rewire.news/article/2017/08/24/statue-rethinking-j-marion-sims-legacy/
Hall, Rebecca. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts. Simon & Schuster, 2022.
Jones, James H. Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. The Free Press, 1981.
Smith, Stacey L. Freedom's Frontier. The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
Newspaper Articles
Sayej, Nadia. "J Marion Sims: controversial statue taken down but debate still rages," The Guardian, April 21, 2018
available at: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/21/j-marion-sims-statue-removed-new-york-city-black-women.
Owens, Deidre C. "More Than a Statue: Rethinking J. Marion Sim's Legacy," Rewire News, Aug. 24, 2017
available at: https://rewire.news/article/2017/08/24/statue-rethinking-j-marion-sims-legacy/