by Phyllis Zimbler Miller | Feb 21, 2012 | Articles
In honor of Black History Month we look at experiences of Lieutenant Wives in the U.S. Army. President Harry Truman mandated integrated units in the U.S. Army for the Korean War, which began only a few years after the end of World War II. By the spring of 1970 when... by Stephanie Deutsch | Feb 17, 2012 | Articles
The story of how Booker T. Washington brought education to the South is now being told by Stephanie Deutsch’s latest book: YOU NEED A SCHOOLHOUSE. An important turning point for Civil Rights, African Americans, Education, and the South, the Rosenwald Schools,... by Tara Rivera | Nov 25, 2016 | Articles
A new African-American History curriculum is underway in Buffalo schools, and the challenge is to present a more accurate and thorough picture of the history of Africa and African-Americans than has been previous provided in social studies classes. Nearly half the... by George Miller | Feb 28, 2015 | Articles
Teachers and historians are evaluating how black history is taught today. While textbooks and class materials are more inclusive than they have been in the past, interweaving black history with American history, there is still some need for teachers to use their... by Jeanne Doyle | Jan 4, 2015 | Articles
The story of their own area is being told through a collaboration as students and songwriters team up to tell stories of history. At Sandy Spring Friends school, fourth graders are learning about local history through a program called “In my Backyard, Geographies of...
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