Reflection On African American History
An audio series from The Times observing the th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. Watch highlights of a symposium about how history is defined — and redefined — featuring historians, journalists and policymakers.
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We asked you to share photographs and stories of your enslaved ancestors. The images and stories helped paint a picture of a too-often-erased American history. We asked you how you learned about slavery in school. You told us about Reflwction role play, flawed lessons and teachers who played down its horrors. The Project was conceived by Nikole Hannah-Jones.
In this interview, she talks about the project and the reaction to it. In the N. Since January, The Times Magazine has been working on an issue to mark the th anniversary of the first enslaved people arriving in America.
Looking for ways to use this issue in your classroom? You can find curriculums, guides and activities for students developed by the Pulitzer Center at pulitzercenter. Please upgrade your browser.
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