Why Is History A Contentious Subject Within Schools Around The World?

Why is there racial tension and political dissension in America? Why did Russia feel its Crimean invasion was justifiable? How did China become an economic power? These questions are answered by a proper understanding of history, helping us to better comprehend the world of 2015. Education’s role needs to be thus: to prepare students as learned individuals and to exist in such an international community. This is why I think history is still incredibly relevant despite focusing on the

Why is history important? It is both necessary and helpful to the study the context of prior history because it reveals who we are in relation to other people, cultures, and countries. History influences the way people can process information viewed from other races, and cultures, and even speak, “The old saying is, if we don’t know where we came from then we don’t know where we are going.” By studying history we can take what others’ have done and build on it.

One of these reasons is that there are people whose ancestors were forced to suffer and endure great hardships without any form of compensation. While on the other hand there are people who believe since what happened was hundreds of years ago and nobody alive today was responsible, enslaved, or owned any slaves that it's futile to give reparations to people who never suffered. Either way the lasting effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade is still visible today not in a physical sense but in a cultural sense from the beginning of the slave trade all the way to the American Civil War in which over 600,000 people died for a cause that under which included keeping the institution of slavery or whether to end slavery for good. As such it is important for us to teach about what happened during this span of time as so these mistakes are never repeated and it is understood the pain and suffering that was forced on those who were wrongfully enslaved. Over the course of the Atlantic Slave Trade it has been estimated that 100 million people were forced to live in slavery, in which it was inevitable that something of this scale would only end in a violent and bloody conflict and it was just that that brought about a bloody and violent end to slavery. Be it that slavery is not over worldwide it is here in western democracies that a valuable lesson was learned, that lesson being that we are all

The life of African Americans in the 1800 was so harsh and unfair. Their owners would treat them cruelly and made them work long hours. They were not fed and had no sanitation which led to malnutrition and disease. Many young girls also went through sexual abuse and owners wouldn’t even get prosecuted because they were the ones who ruled everything. They separated many families from husbands, wife’s, and children. Those who were not prepared suffered every day because they were not with their families. Many of them never saw their family again.

American History, though relatively short compared to the history of the rest of the world, is a topic taught during all levels of education. From elementary school to college, educators inundate students with the facts and theories regarding the transformation of this country from the dense wilderness of the 1600s to the bustling cities of today. While there are many events and time periods in this nation’s history that have shaped its culture and society, one of the most thoroughly studied eras in American History is that of slavery in the antebellum south. Every third grader through college senior has taken at least one class in which the teacher or professor throws out facts and figures about the horrors of slavery, or shows pictures

The PBS Documentary Slavery by Another Name goes into detail describing one of America’s most disgraceful periods of time. In the video you can see photos and testimonies of people who once lived through the hardship of being an African American at that point in history. Families member tell the stories of their relatives. By doing so maybe it will impact the future generations.

In conclusion historical events, and literature such as “Ain’t I a Woman” and The Taming of the Shrew should always be taught not only in today’s classroom but in future classrooms as well. They teach events in history and not be repeated in the present or future and they teach children wisdom and lessons that other side would have remained in the dark to their

Consolidate black history with every other history and teach and praise American history instead of a race history. I am supporter of African American history, yet we as Americans need to combine our history and quit attempting to demonstrate that every race has a bigger number of difficulties than other. As Malcolm X quotes in his debate at Oxford Union in 1964, “ we are the land of the free and the home of the brave”(Malcolm X 2). Therefore, this quote relates to the nations struggles as whole, that hero is a hero regardless the color of their skin, gender and ethnicity. I certainly don’t think of Abraham Lincoln as a white hero who should only be especially celebrated during a white history

Slavery has been entwined with American history ever since Dutch traders brought twenty captive Africans to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Slavery in America is a subject with minimal truths and stories rarely told. The public school system excludes the fact that eight of the first twelve American presidents were major slaveholders. Emancipation brought freedom, but not approximation. The civil rights movement killed Jim Crow, but shadows remained. Affirmative Action created opportunities, but racism continues.

Most people believe that the only way to get they want is to go to war or revolt against those who treat them badly. Some people also fear that good and honest people will turn to this type of violence to get what they want because it worked in the past. Look how the Pueblo Indians dealt with the Spanish, how Thomas Paine believed the only way to get their freedom from Britain was to encourage everyone to join the fight, and how Thoreau was afraid of expanding America because it meant the increase in slavery and in the chance slaves would turn on the United States of America to win their own freedom. History can be used to learn about our past and to see how it has affected the way the world acts today.

The Lesson Plans section is a handy tool for educators with contextual essays, activities on photographs, objects, and quotations. Lesson plan recommendation is 7-12th grade. This site is full of interesting information. AS you navigate there is a section called Member Profiles this page shows you all the past and present Black Members of Congress. For me I did not know that this many black people has represented America in Congress, so wonderful. This web site links to other educational history sites for public reviewing. The study of History is so one can learn about past human behavior, and it will always be timely and relevant to the intellectual growth and development of each

African American history plays an important role in American history not only because the Civil Rights Movement, but because of the strength and courage of Afro-Americans struggling to live a good life in America. They have been beaten, scorned, and embarrassed for centuries but they never gave up on freedom. African Americans underwent immense segregation and racism regardless the “equality” President Lincoln granted them in the earlier amendments.

Chapter four will examine reasons of why teaching history and controversial, sensitive topics to young elementary students is important and those topics, such as racism, affect young children. It will also examine both the negative and positive effects and influences history can have on a young child's mind and their cultural way of thinking.

Something I will remember from this Year's history class is Native Americans and how unfairly they were treated by others. I will remember this because they lost their land and were forced out of their land by white settlers. I do not think this is very fair because the Native Americans had already settled in their land and then the white settlers came and move them out so that the white settlers could use the land. I wish that in our history the U.S. was more open to other races.

During my secondary education experience some of the things that I have learned about the African or African American experience were the slave trade and slavery of Africans during early American and that these slaves were used for things like farming, working in mills, and servants to the rich, all against their will and most without any pay or human rights. I also had learned about the equality movement in American during the 19th century and the movement to abolish slavey and how this had lead