{"id":23513,"date":"2023-01-18T09:53:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T21:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kamiapp.com\/?p=23513"},"modified":"2024-01-17T08:44:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:44:16","slug":"black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.kamiapp.com\/blog\/black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Black History Month in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Black History Month is an essential observance for people all over the world to celebrate and learn about the rich history and culture of Black people and their contribution to the progression and improvement of society. It\u2019s a time to honor the many accomplishments of Black people throughout history and recognize the challenges they\u2019ve faced and overcome on the continuing journey to racial equality.<\/p>\n
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The celebration of Black History Month has its roots in the early 20th century when Black scholars and activists began to focus on preserving and promoting Black people’s history, stories, writings, and art. In 1926, historian <\/span>Carter G. Woodson<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>Association for the Study of Negro Life and History<\/span><\/a> announced the creation of Negro History Week, which coincided with the birthdays of <\/span>Abraham Lincoln<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Frederick Douglass<\/span><\/a>. The goal of this week was to encourage the study of Black history in schools and universities \u2014 a mission that continues to this day!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over time, the celebration of Negro History Week grew in popularity, and in the 1970s, <\/span>Gerald Ford<\/span><\/a>\u2019s government expanded it to become Black History Month. Today, countries worldwide celebrate Black History Month! <\/span><\/p>\n The theme for Black History Month 2024 is \u201cAfrican Americans and the Arts,\u201d decided by the <\/span>Association for the Study of African American Life and History<\/span><\/a> (ASALH). To learn more about this year\u2019s theme, head to <\/span>the annual themes page<\/span><\/a> of the ASALH website, where it\u2019s explained in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Black people have significantly contributed to every aspect of our world, including science and technology, art and literature, and law and politics. By learning about these contributions, we can gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the diversity and complexity of our world and work towards building a more inclusive and equitable society.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n An excellent way to dive into Black history is to learn about important figures from history who were Black. Here are ten figures who made a significant impact on the world around them:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exploring these figures and their legacy is a great way to begin lessons on Black history in the history classroom. You could get your students to create <\/span>biographies<\/span><\/a> for other remarkable Black historical figures, plot influential events or individuals on a <\/span>timeline<\/span><\/a>, or show the contributions of Black people across disciplines with an educational <\/span>poster<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Timeline<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Biography<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Influential Figures<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t See these and more in the Kami Library<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Black History Month is so much more than a learning opportunity for the history classroom. Integrating Black history into other subject areas is an excellent way to showcase Black people’s impact in various fields. Here are five ideas for five different subjects:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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