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Black history does not begin with slavery.
Are you struggling to create a well-balanced Black history program? Do you regret how little you know about the African continent and the history of its descendants?
Leila Amos Pendleton, a community activist and teacher, felt the same way in the early twentieth century. Her search led her to the Library of Congress and the libraries at Yale and Harvard in search of answers. She felt that if young White children were being taught to love the land of their "kinfolk," lands they had never seen with their own eyes, then young Black children should be taught about African history so they could take pride in where they came from, too.
Years later, this rich resource is available, with information about
- ancient African civilizations,
- the natural resources and geography of Africa,
- the history of slavery and the African diaspora,
- Caribbean and South American Black history, and
- American Black history into the early 20th century.
Information in early 20th century America includes a full chapter on the differing opinions, but the common end goals, of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
Content notes. In the insightful foreword by Amber O'Neal Johnston of Heritage Mom Blog, she covers some issues readers may want to be aware of. You may request a sample or check the Look Inside to read the entire foreword. Here is a segment:
"Pendleton prefaced the book by asking readers to forgive all 'shortcomings and imperfections' of her work while considering her motives. I appreciate her forward-thinking humility and am entirely inclined to pardon the few ideas within the book that our 21st-century minds washed anew in scholarly research, updated vocabulary, and over a hundred years of hindsight can point out as misguided or incomplete.
"In addition to her common use of outdated terminology such as 'negro,' 'colored,' and 'mulatto,' Pendleton subtly advances the dominant narrative of her time regarding African tribal groups and other Black people being better off because of the presence or interference of Europeans in their culture and lives. Today, we know that this 'white savior' trope is a dehumanizing stumbling block to avoid as African (and other Black) people's intelligence, resilience, and self-determination are increasingly recognized and acknowledged on a grand scale. This misstep is undoubtedly something to note and discuss with your children as they absorb the otherwise worthy ideas found on the following pages.
"Pendelton's objective of offering a sort of 'family story' to America's Black children, my children, was revolutionary during her time and is just as important today. She intended this work to be a mere starting point to whet their appetites for more knowledge and understanding, and she was successful in her mission. I can confidently share that my admiration and gratitude overshadow the few shortcomings of the text, and I hope you can say the same upon completion."
____
Beautifully preserved for the modern reader, re-typeset for print and optimized for ebook, this US history spine can help increase your historical and global awareness. We hope this nonfiction work containing little-known Black history facts will be a helpful resource for researchers and students alike.
Contents
1. A Talk with the Children
2. Geography of Africa
3. Ancient Civilization
4. Explorations in Africa
5. Modern Africa
6. Sierra Leone
7. Liberia
8. Haiti and Santo Domingo
9. Brazil, Jamaica, and Bermuda
10. Slavery
11. The Negro in the Colonies
12. The Dawning Light
13. The Negro in the Revolutionary War
14. The Negro in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
15. The Light Grows Brighter
16. Frederick Douglass—Other Notables
17. An Eventful Decade
18. The Negro in the Civil War
19. Fifteen Years of Freedom—1865-1880
20. Helps and Hindrances
21. Two Ways of Thinking
22. The Light Diffused
Black history does not begin with slavery.
Are you struggling to create a well-balanced Black history program? Do you regret how little you know about the African continent and the history of its descendants?
Leila Amos Pendleton, a community activist and teacher, felt the same way in the early twentieth century. Her search led her to the Library of Congress and the libraries at Yale and Harvard in search of answers. She felt that if young White children were being taught to love the land of their "kinfolk," lands they had never seen with their own eyes, then young Black children should be taught about African history so they could take pride in where they came from, too.
Years later, this rich resource is available, with information about
- ancient African civilizations,
- the natural resources and geography of Africa,
- the history of slavery and the African diaspora,
- Caribbean and South American Black history, and
- American Black history into the early 20th century.
Information in early 20th century America includes a full chapter on the differing opinions, but the common end goals, of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
Content notes. In the insightful foreword by Amber O'Neal Johnston of Heritage Mom Blog, she covers some issues readers may want to be aware of. You may request a sample or check the Look Inside to read the entire foreword. Here is a segment:
"Pendleton prefaced the book by asking readers to forgive all 'shortcomings and imperfections' of her work while considering her motives. I appreciate her forward-thinking humility and am entirely inclined to pardon the few ideas within the book that our 21st-century minds washed anew in scholarly research, updated vocabulary, and over a hundred years of hindsight can point out as misguided or incomplete.
"In addition to her common use of outdated terminology such as 'negro,' 'colored,' and 'mulatto,' Pendleton subtly advances the dominant narrative of her time regarding African tribal groups and other Black people being better off because of the presence or interference of Europeans in their culture and lives. Today, we know that this 'white savior' trope is a dehumanizing stumbling block to avoid as African (and other Black) people's intelligence, resilience, and self-determination are increasingly recognized and acknowledged on a grand scale. This misstep is undoubtedly something to note and discuss with your children as they absorb the otherwise worthy ideas found on the following pages.
"Pendelton's objective of offering a sort of 'family story' to America's Black children, my children, was revolutionary during her time and is just as important today. She intended this work to be a mere starting point to whet their appetites for more knowledge and understanding, and she was successful in her mission. I can confidently share that my admiration and gratitude overshadow the few shortcomings of the text, and I hope you can say the same upon completion."
____
Beautifully preserved for the modern reader, re-typeset for print and optimized for ebook, this US history spine can help increase your historical and global awareness. We hope this nonfiction work containing little-known Black history facts will be a helpful resource for researchers and students alike.
Contents
1. A Talk with the Children
2. Geography of Africa
3. Ancient Civilization
4. Explorations in Africa
5. Modern Africa
6. Sierra Leone
7. Liberia
8. Haiti and Santo Domingo
9. Brazil, Jamaica, and Bermuda
10. Slavery
11. The Negro in the Colonies
12. The Dawning Light
13. The Negro in the Revolutionary War
14. The Negro in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
15. The Light Grows Brighter
16. Frederick Douglass—Other Notables
17. An Eventful Decade
18. The Negro in the Civil War
19. Fifteen Years of Freedom—1865-1880
20. Helps and Hindrances
21. Two Ways of Thinking
22. The Light Diffused
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781950536085 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Smidgen Press |
| Publication date: | 01/29/2022 |
| Pages: | 270 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d) |
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