We know how hard it is to find engaging history resources for your students. With our Ethnic Studies Bundle, you can easily obtain the culturally responsive, inquiry-based content you need to help students think critically about how little-known events in history involving marginalized communities have impacted our society today.

Historical Fiction Comics: Six comic books that explore themes such as student activism, civil rights, labor rights, and self-liberation. These comics help students see examples of characters demonstrating agency in dealing with racial, gender, and socioeconomic challenges.

• Mark’s Way follows a young NAACP worker during a critical labor strike in U.S. history.

• Edward and Louise’s Journey follows a young couple on a life-altering journey from Georgia to Chicago.

• Cecile’s Brother tells the story of a young Black activist who uses her privilege to justice for her brother’s lynching. 

• Jane’s Freedom is about an enslaved woman who decides to leave behind everything she has ever known to take a chance on freedom.

• Sophia’s Dream follows a young Chicano student who is fed up with her school system and the lack of opportunities she has to go to college.

• Alex’s Suit tells the story of two Mexican-American brothers in L.A. during the Zoot Suit Riots.

• Gabriel’s Last Harvest tells the story of an elderly Filipino farm worker who decides to join the United Farm Workers’ strike in a last-ditch effort to get retirement and health benefits.

Primary Sources and Secondary Interpretations: Transcripts of interviews with subject-matter experts and historians allow students to experience the difference between historical fiction and primary sources.

Inquiry Workbooks: Supplementary educational exercises, activities, and practice problems reinforce and assess what students learn from the learnings acquired while reading TrueFiktion comics.