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After a successful reading of a picture book in Social Studies class a few weeks ago, I'm eager to bring another into the classroom. Books allow history to come alive for students, and they have requested that we do this again in our Social Studies class. I'm especially excited to be able to read "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water" by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson. This is a lyrical picture book in verse about the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States. This book will fit in perfectly with our history unit on the origins of the U.S.
My own reading of the 1619 Project helped me re-think the origin story of this country, and it is my hope that students will feel connected to the powerful reality shared in this book. Historically and in many classrooms even today, the teaching of history has been whitewashed and lacks the voices of people of color. To some extent, histories have even been re-written to gloss over frightening events, especially in our country. I see the teaching of this book as a way to re-write the historical narratives that students are brought up with, to uplift the contributions of Black Americans in this nation, and to grapple with the reality of white supremacy and institutional racism.
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After a successful reading of a picture book in Social Studies class a few weeks ago, I'm eager to bring another into the classroom. Books allow history to come alive for students, and they have requested that we do this again in our Social Studies class. I'm especially excited to be able to read "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water" by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson. This is a lyrical picture book in verse about the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States. This book will fit in perfectly with our history unit on the origins of the U.S.
My own reading of the 1619 Project helped me re-think the origin story of this country, and it is my hope that students will feel connected to the powerful reality shared in this book. Historically and in many classrooms even today, the teaching of history has been whitewashed and lacks the voices of people of color. To some extent, histories have even been re-written to gloss over frightening events, especially in our country. I see the teaching of this book as a way to re-write the historical narratives that students are brought up with, to uplift the contributions of Black Americans in this nation, and to grapple with the reality of white supremacy and institutional racism.