The Black history that isn’t taught: Historians share lesser known moments in US racial history
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 12, 2024
The deadly voting rights campaign known as Freedom Summer, the successful Black labor rights movement during the Great Depression, and the long fight for desegregation in schools are among the many lesser-known stories that help shape our understanding of U.S. Black History.
Black history in the classroom has become a source of contention in K-12 schools, colleges and universities across the country.
Several laws have been implemented in recent years that restrict certain lessons on race in classrooms in Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and others. This has impacted 
