Teaching Hard History Podcast Episode Helps Educators Discuss History of Race, White Supremacy in Classroom
MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥撎�As educators grapple with听the latest attempts听to shift the听丑颈蝉迟辞谤颈肠补濒听narrative about race in classroom lessons, Learning for 人兽性交 released a new episode听this week听on听颈迟蝉听Teaching Hard History podcast听to help continue their important work听辞蹿听educating our nation鈥檚 children.听听
The podcast, which caters听primarily to听K-12听educators,听offers teaching advice and history lessons through conversations with scholars and educators. The latest episode features an interview with Dr. Karen L. Cox, author 辞蹿听No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice,听which examines the polarizing debate around听Confederate听monuments in the wake of George Floyd鈥檚 death.听Cox is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte,听where she offers a variety of courses in southern history and culture.听
鈥淚 don't teach听critical race theory听鈥撎�I teach history,鈥� Cox said about recent efforts to undermine classroom discussions about America鈥檚 history of racial injustice.听鈥�And if you study history, then you have to understand the significance of race and slavery and segregation.鈥澨�听
During the episode, Cox offers insight to help educators build awareness against false narratives drawn听by听publications like Edward Pollard鈥檚听The听Lost Cause, a revisionist and听whitewashed听history of the American Civil War that has found its way into classroom textbooks.听Instead, Cox suggests educators use primary sources to help tell the听true听story.听听
When asked why听educators should take on difficult conversations about race, white supremacy,听and related issues that may still be prevalent in their听communities, Cox听offered: 鈥淚 think this is a topic that speaks to the diversity of your students and their experiences.听And what it may feel like for a young white student is going to be different from how it may feel for a person of color or maybe a new immigrant in the community that may be in your classroom. I think it's also important that we are educating this generation of students to be thoughtful,听well-informed听citizens so that, hopefully, they can avoid the pitfalls of false narratives that听get听perpetuated in politics and in popular culture.鈥澨�听
The full episode and more from the Teaching Hard History podcast is available . The podcast is also available via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.听听
Learning for 人兽性交, a program of the Southern Poverty Law Center, established the Teaching Hard History podcast after releasing a report听by the same name in 2018听that听found schools were听not听adequately educating students about African enslavement as part of America鈥檚 history.听The research showed that educators want to teach this history but lacked the resources to do it well.听Learning for 人兽性交 has since听听to include Indigenous enslavement and to reach students in grades K-12.听Learning for 人兽性交 offers a variety of tools to听help educators discuss race and other social justice topics at听.听听
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