we are one nation one people all accheivements are the no matter race are important. Wouldnt it be a little less confussing for the kids too not to have to study history out of chronologial order.
2007-02-07 06:03:47 · 8 answers · asked by Janos 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Sorry, but that would put the PC crowd and the "Blacktivists" out of business.
2007-02-07 06:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, definitely! Some people feel that, because black achievements are often glossed over in mainstream history curriculums, it needs to be taught seperately. That seems more than a little segregationist to me. Wouldn't the better solution be to stop glossing over black acheivments and give them their due in the mainstream history books?
2007-02-07 07:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by koolark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you're from the US and, if that is the case, then I'm surprised that "black history" is not included in your curriculum as it is surely an integral part of the development of your nation.
My history teaching included anything and everything that was relevant to my country, irrespective of race, colour or creed.
2007-02-07 06:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! But the race card is played by those who want to keep bigotry alive. In fairness, however, Black Americans have never been given their due in history books.
Chow!!
2007-02-07 07:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a history teacher. I cannot separate history and segregate the history of one group from another group. It would be an extension of what has been done for centuries. I teach it all together as it happened when it happened.
2007-02-07 06:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by arwen_heart 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about "white history"?
Our honkey contributions have been long neglected.
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2007-02-07 06:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by sakicfriend 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it should. In the school I went to it was. I can't understand why there has to be a special date, special category for it. Why not Italian-American history, or Irish-American history? Or...well, you get the point.
2007-02-07 06:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree... I think it's foolish to break it all up - it kind of promotes racism
2007-02-07 06:18:05 · answer #8 · answered by kohai4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋