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6 Facts We Should Know About Black History Month
That Wasn't In My Textbook
English - February 01, 2021 16:45 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBHistory Society & Culture lies my teacher told me black history arts & culture american history black art & culture bopic history history history podcast toya from harlem Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Did you know that in the 1960s the most popular 8th grade textbook only mentioned two Black people in the entire century of history that had transpired since the Civil War? Yep! So even though we celebrate Black History 365/24/7- Black history month was created to ensure that teachers and schools had to talk about Black History at some point in the academic year.
So while brands, businesses and companies often use this time to tap into diversity and Black creators, Black History Month was created because black history was often left of of the history textbooks. Learn 6 facts that we all should know about this month- like they're are themes- what? and more.
And never limit your education, celebration and ally ship solely to when underrepresented groups months rolls around.
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