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The Way We Teach Black History Is The Problem

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Black History Didn’t Start With Slavery: Teaching Black History the Right Way

Most of us learned Black history out of order and that wasn’t an accident.

In this episode of Secular Homeschool Revolution, host Ashley breaks down why the way Black history is taught in schools is incomplete, sanitized, and designed for comfort rather than truth. This conversation explores why Black History Month exists, who fought to have Black history taught in schools, and why schools resisted teaching it honestly.

More importantly, this episode explains why the order of Black history matters and why starting with Africa instead of slavery fundamentally changes how kids understand history, systems, resistance, and the world they live in today.

This episode is especially for:

  • secular homeschool families

  • progressive parents

  • educators questioning traditional curriculum

  • families looking for better ways to teach Black History Month

    In this episode, we cover:

    • When Black History Month started and who created it

    • Why schools chose to teach Black history out of order

    • How starting Black history with slavery distorts the entire narrative

    • Why beginning with African civilizations matters

    • How to teach Black history without centering trauma

    • Age-appropriate ways to teach Black history (elementary, middle, and high school)

    • A week-by-week Black History Month breakdown for homeschool families

    • Black history curriculum and resource recommendations

      Week-by-Week Black History Month Teaching Framework

      • Week 1: Africa  Black history before enslavement

      • Week 2: Enslavement as disruption and resistance

      • Week 3: Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and systemic backlash

      • Week 4: Black life, resistance, and culture today

        This episode challenges families to move beyond “theme month” teaching and toward truth-centered, systems-aware, liberation-focused education.

        Resources Mentioned

        • Your African History – African history curriculum for families

          https://yourafricanhistory.com/

        • Kamali Academy – Afrikan-centered education and liberation learning

          https://www.kamaliacademy.com/

        • EVERFI – 306: Black History (Free Curriculum)

          https://everfi.com/courses/k-12/online-african-american-history-curriculum/

        • Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

          https://asalh.org/

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