Looking for help incorporating more black history into my curriculum.

So I’m a seventh grade American history teacher in Louisiana in my seventh year. I do cover slavery throughout the year and I try to foster conversations with my students about slavery and it’s connection to issues we have today. I do my best to make my students feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings and to know they’re safe to do so. However I am a white man and I have no idea what it truly means to be black in America. I just do my best to empathize and listen.

I just don’t want to do my students a disservice, especially in today’s climate. I am hoping that teachers with more experience than I can point me towards resources and topics that I’ve missed and things to be aware of as far as myself. I don’t want any of my biases to hinder me teaching or to unintentionally hurt one of my students.

Any help with people, topics, activities, resources, etc. would be greatly appreciated!

Submitted September 08, 2020 at 07:42AM by Jayvee_groo https://ift.tt/2F02FIL