Educating for Civic Responsibility: Pedagogical Approaches to the Holocaust and African American History

In-person teacher workshop in Seattle

Featuring scholars from the Equal Justice Initiative, Institute for Common Power, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and more, educators will wrestle in this workshop with profound moral questions raised by the respective histories of African Americans and the Holocaust and their legacies today. How did systems of oppression in Nazi Germany and the United States enable, and inflame what unfolded then, and what patterns can we recognize today? At the same time, participants will gain classroom-ready resources and considerations to help their students not only consider these issues, but also to sharpen their skills in critical thinking, ethical reflection and empathy, and civic responsibility in the face of systems of oppression today.

Register for the November 5 Zoom Keynote (see below) AND apply to attend the teacher workshop in Seattle, at the Holocaust Center for Humanity and Northwest African American Museum:

(up to 23 clock hours for WA teachers)

Deadline to apply: October 10, 2026

Cost: $50 due upon ACCEPTANCE to the workshop (ie., after 10/10) – includes continental breakfast items, lunches, snacks, coffee, books and swag!

Questions? Email Paul@HolocaustCenterSeattle.org

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A Study of Legacy, Narrative Work, and Truth Telling, with Tad Roach (Equal Justice Initiative) (Zoom, only)

November 5, 2026 4pm PT

Register for November 5, 2026 Zoom Keynote: A Study of Legacy, Narrative Work, and Truth Telling, with Tad Roach (Equal Justice Initiative)

(open to everyone) (1 clock hour for WA teachers)

Bryan Stevenson developed the vision for the Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Alabama, after studying how Germany, South Africa, and Rwanda confronted histories of violence and injustice to promote truth, repair, and reconciliation.

As Stevenson writes, “In America, we have resisted that reckoning.”

Through the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, and Montgomery Square, the Equal Justice Initiative explores how slavery evolved rather than ended because the nation never fully confronted racial injustice at its roots.

Join Tad Roach, Learning and Engagement Specialist at the Equal Justice Initiative, for a discussion on the Legacy Sites and the power of historical research, truth-telling, repair, and healing. Together, we will consider how Stevenson’s model speaks to contemporary challenges of hatred and violence around the world.