Black history is for everyone / Brian Jones.
| Author/creator | Jones, Brian author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago, IL : Haymarket Books, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 190 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : "Gruesome, truthful, yet digestible" -- Race : free people of color -- Nation : "Your national greatness" -- Revolution : tout moun se moun -- Education : The "mightier work" of Reconstruction -- Epilogue : back to the library. |
| Abstract | A longtime educator explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are. Black history is under attack from powerful forces that seek to excise it from classrooms, libraries, and the popular imagination. Yet its opponents fail to understand a simple truth: the best education challenges our assumptions, helps us see larger forces at work, and gives us glimpses of alternate futures. In Black History Is for Everyone, Brian Jones offers a meditation on the power of Black history, using his own experiences as a lifelong learner and classroom teacher to question everything--from the radicalism of the American Revolution to the meaning of "race" and "nation." With warmth and immersive storytelling, Jones encourages us to delve deeper into our collective history, explores how curiosity about our world is essential--and reminds us that with stakes so high, the effort is worth it. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9798888904473 |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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