Resources for Understanding the Recent Violence at the Capitol

There are a number of history organizations and trusted sources that have worked to put together student and teacher resources to address the recent violence at the Capitol. Below is a selection of resources recommended by Ohio History Connection staff that draw on reliable research and information:

• PBS – Three ways to look at the event on January 6th
• Facing History – Responding to the Insurrection at the Capitol
• National Museum of American History – Thinking about Impeachment like a historian
• Organization of American Historians – Articles and resources cited by the Organization of American Historians in understanding the Capitol insurrection
• Zinn Education Project – How to teach after the Georgia election and the coup
• American Civil War Museum – Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol
• iCivics – Teaching About the Capitol Riot: Resources for Classroom Conversations Surrounding the Capitol Insurrection
• Ohio History Connection
  • Lessons Learned from the 1876 Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
  • The Ohio Statehouse, a Symbol of Democracy