Teaching Black History to White People by Leonard N. Moore PAPERBACK

University of Texas Press

Teaching Black History to White PeopleAuthor(s): Leonard N. Moore\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9781477324851, 978-1477324851\nSynopsis\nLeonard Moore has been teaching Black history for twenty-five years, mostly to white people. Drawing on decades of experience in the classroom and on college campuses throughout the South, as well as on his own personal history, Moore illustrates how an understanding of Black history is necessary for everyone.\n\nWith Teaching Black History to White People, which is \""part memoir, part Black history, part pedagogy, and part how-to guide,\"" Moore delivers an accessible and engaging primer on the Black experience in America. He poses provocative questions, such as \""Why is the teaching of Black history so controversial?\"" and \""What came first: slavery or racism?\"" These questions don't have easy answers, and Moore insists that embracing discomfort is necessary for.