Black Stories Matter: An Intersection of Black and White History in America. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798375109220)

Whether you are home-schooled or attend a private or public school, chances are your history classes have some glaring gaps. Traditional history classes emphasize commonly believed stories about our country's heroes. Did George Washington chop down a cherry tree? Negative aspects of our heroes are ignored, even though their questionable acts influence our understanding of history. Six of our first seven presidents were enslavers of Black Americans and believed there was little wrong with the practice of enslavement.
Afro-Americans contributed significantly to the creation of the United States, yet we know little about this group of heroes. Would it surprise you to know that an enslaved Afro-American was an integral part of the Lewis-Clark Expedition? Historians point to the battle of Yorktown as a decisive battle that ended the American Revolution. Do you know that an enslaved Afro-American made it all possible? An Afro-American woman probably changed the course of the American Civil War by spying in a Confederate naval yard and reporting her findings to the Union Secretary of the Navy. Had she not been so courageous, the CSS Virginia would have crippled the Union Navy, and history might well have been upended.
This book introduces the young reader to some incredible Afro-American superstars who unselfishly devoted themselves to their country and changed the course of history. In Black Stories Matter, historical facts are followed by historical fiction based on those facts and a brief glossary that explains terms found in the story. Interesting reading and movies are suggested at the end of the book.

Author: Juan Orellana
ISBN-13: 9798375109220
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2024
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d