Title: Slavery, black history: Books, movies, lesson plans for kids, adults
Headings: Want the real truth about slavery? Try these books, movies for kids, adults and teachers
Want the real truth about slavery? Try these books, movies for kids, adults and teachers
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Content: He encourages parents and teachers to use simple conversation with kids to talk about why they're proud of being black. That said, it's important to teach children about slavery "before they can be miseducated and traumatized," said Jody Lynn Allen, a historian at The College of William & Mary. One of Allen's godsons learned about slavery in fourth grade and did not want to go back to class. Some schools do a terrible job: Runaway-slave games. Sanitized textbooks. Slavery as taught in our schools
"I talked to him, helping him to understand that there is no shame in being the offspring of enslaved people. Indeed, they were strong, resilient and rebellious," Allen said. " To paraphrase Jawanza Kunjufu, I told him that we are 'the offspring of the ancestors who would not die.' He went back to school.