Title: Black history is not being taught properly in U.S. schools – Loquitur
Headings: Black history is not being taught properly in U.S. schools
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Black history is not being taught properly in U.S. schools
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Content: It is important to know that black American history is American history. Students need to be taught about how slavery shaped the country and the lasting effects that it still has to this day, as well as how black Americans contributed to this country. Photo by Naval History and Heritage Command
The New York Times has created The 1619 Project in hopes to “reframe the country’s history by putting the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.” This project explores the plentiful contributions of black Americans throughout U.S. history, explaining that no aspect of the country has been untouched by black Americans and that a lot of aspects we all love today would not exist without them. To reframe American history, we must acknowledge the year 1619, when the first slaves were brought to America, as the nation’s birth year and not 1776. The mission of The 1619 Project is to reframe American history by educating Americans on true U.S. black history and to give educators the resources to teach it to their students. An editor’s note at the beginning of this project reads: “ American history cannot be told truthfully without a clear vision of how inhuman and immoral the treatment of black Americans has been. By acknowledging this shameful history, by trying hard to understand its powerful influence on the present, perhaps we can prepare ourselves for a more just future.” The New York Times has created a free curriculum for educators to use while teaching black history in their classrooms.