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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

In 1926, he originated the celebration of Black History Week and is the author of 16 books about African Americans. When slavery is covered in history class, the teaching of black benign servitude too often goes along with ideas that the Ku Klux Klan is a Christian organization exhibiting principles like loving thy neighbor.

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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

When slavery is covered in history class, the teaching of black benign servitude too often goes along with ideas that the Ku Klux Klan is a Christian organization exhibiting principles like loving thy neighbor. For instance, if there is a book by a black author that you must read this month, take in Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X.

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