Black History: The Path We Tread

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Originally Posted by itvnetop

which comedian said something like, "they gave us the shortest month of the year!"

anyway, it's sad that most of our public schools teach a eurocentric curriculum of US and world history. the fruits we enjoy as americans exist because of people throughout the entire spectrum of life.

This is absolutely not to diminish any race, nation, or empire in mankind's history, but I think there's a very good reason the schools focus on Europe and the US.

Name the greatest empires in history?

Egypt
Greece
Troy
Rome
Middle Ages: England, Spain, France

And the present day greatest empire: the United States. And if you're going to examine history as it pertains to the United States, you'd be remissed to exclude the roles Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union played.

In fact, I'd say if there are any great cultures in history that get overlooked in our public schools, I'd say it is the Chinese history, with the Ming Dynasty and such.

This is NOT to diminish the roles that African/African Americans have played in history. But it's hard to justify an in-depth look at Carthage when school days are limited to 180 per year, and the obvious focus should be on the greatest civilizations in history.

This is why I think it's so important to break out American History from World History in public schools. World History needs to focus on the world's greatest civilizations and touch upon the most important achievements in man's history. Having a separate class for American history allows for teachers and students to examine the important roles that African Americans played in the country's development.