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Black History Project by 9R2

This year as part of their History curriculum 9R2 studied the lives of Native Americans as a non-European part of their curriculum. As part of our discussions they raised the issue of why we rarely see non-White people recorded in our History books, so we decided to address this by embarking on a Black History research project to find out more about the contributions made to Human history by people outside the White European community.

Groups of students researched individuals from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and North America. They also wanted to raise awareness among the wider school community so have produced a display about their work in the Lower School Corridor and have prepared an assembly they will deliver to the whole school during the national Black History Month in October.

We would also like to thank Mrs Atkins, the School Librarian, who came to our lessons to help students develop their research skills using a wide range of books and encyclopaedias, and Michelle Kambarami from the Black Families Education Service in Bath who shared both her resources and her expertise with the students.

The students have also reflected not just on the knowledge they acquired but also the learning skills they developed and some of their reflections are set out below. Well done 9R2!

Black History

“Black History is important because it shows how we separated Blacks from Whites with inequality and violence. Many of these men and women made changes in the world that affected our current lifestyle. For example, Gandhi won Independence for India but through non-violent acts, which spread around the world and inspired others such as Martin Luther King. We have developed our skills in picking out important facts to back up our ideas.” Bhavana Baiju

“Black History is important to how we look at the world now. If the civil rights campaigners hadn’t fought and made a difference then racism would still be how countries are run. For example, Rosa Parks made a big difference. In the 1950s in the USA white people could take all the seats at the front of the buses and Black people would have to stand. Her decision to not give up her seat made Black society think differently and realise that they were being controlled. They decided together to stand up for themselves.” Anya Seek

“Without Black History there would be no American History. America was built by the hard work of Black people. Some of the people we studied were Martin Luther King, who was inspired by Gandhi and shocked the American nation by insisting Black and White people were treated the same, and Nelson Mandela who was a strong positive leader in South Africa, becoming their first Black President. We learned how to work in groups and present our ideas.” Tamara McLean