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African American Authors - Reading About The Real History

 

When we're young we get a lot of information about the world through , Elsa Peretti ETERNAL CIRCLE earrings, books. The first thing that most children remember from their childhood is reading books either with their parents or while they were a school.

Grade school children are constantly cracking open a book to learn about what happened in the history of the nation as well as the history of the world. There is, however, one problem with this: most of the books that children are given to read were written by people who came out on top. For instance, students rarely read a book that was written by the loser of the wars that , Elsa Peretti Teardrop ring, they read about.

The same concept holds true to the writers of the books. Most of the novels that were written when slavery existed were written by white people. This is because they were the most educated people and were the ones who were , Elsa Peretti tag pendant, considered to be first class citizens. Black authors, at this time, did not really exist. This is because most of the would-be African American authors weren't taught how to read and write, and so the stories that they made up simply weren't put down on paper.

There are a few instances, however, which were the exceptions to the rule. The first is Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley was taken from Africa as a child and was sold to the Wheatley , Elsa Peretti Open Heart bangle, family. It was through their kindness that she was taught to read and write, and she used her learning to publish a book of poems. Another more controversial story is that of Fredrick Douglass. Fredrick Douglass actually wrote a book about himself, which now can help readers understand who he truly was and what he was all about.

There are many stories out there that children, as well as adults, can read to learn about history, but very few pieces of work that were written by African American authors. It is actually extremely important that we show our , Elsa Peretti charm bracelet, children these pieces of work, as it helps them to understand the full scope of what it was truly like living many years ago, back when slavery was considered normal and when blacks were considered to be second degree citizens. Most historians claim that only by knowing about the past can get a true understanding of ourselves as a people.