White supremacy is coded into laws and practices of the US, yet few of us learn about this in the course of our education.

What did you learn in school about slavery in the US and its continuing effects in our society? Did your books and teachers talk about how cotton production by enslaved Africans fueled the Industrial Revolution and built the very economic base of our country? Did you learn about the pivotal role of Black soldiers in the Civil War? What about reconstruction and the multiracial governments that flourished briefly until being violently destroyed? What did you learn about Jim Crow and convict leasing? Did your history books cover redlining? What about the GI Bill?

Most of us did not learn any of this in school, making it almost impossible to understand the call for reparations for people whose ancestors were enslaved here in the US and who continue to feel its effects.

Come listen in as our roundtable of scholars/educators talk about the history curricula in our schools and how it continues to reinforce white supremacy. There will be time for questions, too, so come prepared with yours.

Professor Jemadari Kamara (UMass Boston)

author of State of the Race – Creating Our 21st Century

Professor Lawrence Blum (UMass Boston)

author of High Schools, Race, and America's Future

Professor Donald Yacovone (Harvard University)

author of Teaching White Supremacy