THREAD: A national conversation on racial injustice is bringing new scrutiny to how black history is taught in schools. In the US, there is no national standard or curriculum. http://apne.ws/oZEHOTu
George Jefferson, a 28-year-old teacher in Missouri, says his approach to teaching black history goes beyond the widely-taught Civil Rights narrative. #VoicesofProtest http://apne.ws/V80nROv
Experts and educators told the @AP about some of the issues being reconsidered:
•Balancing violence and suffering with lessons on systemic racism.
•Awareness of events like #Juneteenth
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•How the language used to describe historical events matters http://apne.ws/ySDeTVw
•Balancing violence and suffering with lessons on systemic racism.
•Awareness of events like #Juneteenth

•How the language used to describe historical events matters http://apne.ws/ySDeTVw
Daud Mumin, a 19-year-old college sophomore, says his experience as a black Muslim in Salt Lake City schools motivated him to join ongoing protests. #VoicesofProtest http://apne.ws/RKDP6Dy