Title: Did You Know Black History Month Has An Official Theme? | MadameNoire
Headings: Did You Know Black History Month Has An Official Theme?
Did You Know Black History Month Has An Official Theme?
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Content: Scott says that when American history is even taught in school, it’s only to meet some of the requirements of No Child Left Behind. “ So when people say kill Black History month, I’m like, and fold it into what? Why are you trying to kill the longest running sustained celebration of American history there has ever been in society? Are you against history altogether? Black history is probably the only history most Americans will ever get.” And it is a history based upon decades of scholarly research, most of which can be found in ASALH’s Journal of African American History. In fact, Scott says that many of the published texts on Black history were likely written by one of the organization’s members. “ When the Freedom Schools in the South came about, their material all came from people who were all members of the Association. That stuff is all dependent on what we do. You may love John Henrik Clarke who takes a more Afro-centric approach.