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In reply to the discussion: Did your school offer Black History classes? [View all]Sympthsical
(9,193 posts)23. Incorporated into the cirriculum
Social studies, of course. Black History, Native American genocide, labor movements, incidents such as Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. All those were folded into the history classes with crossover in English with Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
English classes covered things like Harlem Renaissance. We read Malcolm X's autobiography. We also had more modern pieces from authors like Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and August Wilson.
Art and music of course. Music class is where I learned about people like Big Mama Thornton and Sarah Vaughan.
The topic wasn't seen as separate, but as a part of everything else. This was in the 90s.
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No formal textbooks. A lot of different books though. Also field trips. Other material.
Solly Mack
Jul 2023
#10
I see. Do you recall the year? Because I don't recall Black History textbooks until the mid 70's
ancianita
Jul 2023
#12
Just what was covered in 8th. grade American History. My tiny, rural school's history
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2023
#22
I graduated from high school in segregated Texas the year Brown v. Board was handed down.
CTyankee
Jul 2023
#24
In 1964? No. But I was born in California and raised in Hawai'i. Met a lot of Southern military kids
Hekate
Jul 2023
#25
No, not as a stand-alone class. But they did cover Black History in history and social studies.
Midnight Writer
Jul 2023
#28
Thank you everyone! I am younger than many of you it seems. Different decade, different answers.
Solly Mack
Jul 2023
#32