Teaching Black History to White People

By: Leonard N. Moore

Narrated by: Thaїs Bass-Moore

Leonard Moore has been teaching Black history for 25 years, mostly to White people. Drawing on decades of experience in the classroom and on college campuses throughout the South, as well as on his own personal history, Moore illustrates how an understanding of Black history is necessary for everyone.

With Teaching Black History to White People, which is “part memoir, part Black history, part pedagogy, and part how-to guide”, Moore delivers an accessible and engaging primer on the Black experience in America. He poses provocative questions, such as “Why is the teaching of Black history so controversial?” and “What came first: slavery or racism?” These questions don’t have easy answers, and Moore insists that embracing discomfort is necessary for engaging in open and honest conversations about race. Moore includes a syllabus and other tools for actionable steps that White people can take to move beyond performative justice and toward racial reparations, healing, and reconciliation.

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Amazing storytelling

Absolutely loved this history and present lesson. A great read for all American citizens. Thank you Dr. Moore for your contribution to the betterment of our country.

All the information

I really enjoyed this book and I’m glad I did not let the title throw me off. Teaching black history to white people is not something I would like to do, but I appreciate people that do have that desire. I learned a lot. I love how the book was laid out in chronological order. Just when you think you’ve learned a decent amount of your own history you find out there’s just a little bit more to learn and I think this is something I’ll be doing to the end of my days. I highly recommend reading this book.

Humanize traits

AI voice kind of ruined it. But a great inspiration and good insight for instructors

The most moving and spiritual changing book I have read in a long while.

Dr. Moore takes you through a whole series of emotions with this book. There were times when I cried and times where I was hopping mad and I loved it. So much so that as soon as I finished the book I reread right then. Am I no longer a white upper middle class Republican elderly woman? No, but I can see that some of the things I say and do could be considered “micro aggressions” or racism. For that I am indebted to Dr. Moore as I had always considered myself very “non-racist” as we are a military family and have always been taught to “not see race”. I shall look for race in a positive way in future. Some of the historical events were gut wrenching and I had never heard of so many of them before, again I’m grateful for having these horrors shown to me all while trying not to lose my lunch. God bless that we as His children can always choose to do the right thing in these situations.
The narrative was very nice, I know voicing a book is hard, and the delivery was smooth and lovely. I however would have wished that Dr. Moore had read his book himself as I obviously would never have the opportunity to listen in on this great man’s classes, so I want to hear him lecture. I cannot recommend this book too highly. I shall be purchasing the other books he has recommended for further growth and development.

Intriguing

Love the foundation of history the personal stories. This book felt as if I was listening to a family member telling our story.Thanks so much I thanks to you I know what I want to write about for my Dissertation. So many “LIGHT BULB” moments..