Reply #14: I took African-American history in HS [View All]

[dropkickpa]

Me and my friend were the only white kids in the class. A kid in the class asked us why we were taking the class and our answer was "We like history, and want to see what we WEREN'T told in our regular history classes". He just shook his head and said "Nerds are weird" :rofl:

The teacher who taught the class was awesome, one of those history teachers who really love hisory and make you excited to learn more. He didn't just teach history of frican-Americans, he worked really hard to integrate the subject into general history, to illustrate just how much is left out in qa "normal" history calss and text. He himself had a fascinating history, he marched with MLK Jr, was very active in the civil rights movement. I loved that teacher. I was heartbroken the year after I graduated when I found out he'd died of a massive heart attack. I sent a card and letter to his wife when I found out because I wanted her to know how much he affected me and how he made history come alive (again, after 3 years of VERY boring old stuffy white guys teaching in monotone) for me, because I'd never thought to tell him that.