‘Black History Isn’t Treated as American History’

By LaGarrett J. King — February 24, 2021 1 min read

Black history is treated as something separate and apart from American history, argues high school student-activist Lauryn Donovan. In a conversation with the University of Missouri’s LaGarrett J. King, she explains what it feels like not see yourself in literature, history, or your school’s teaching staff.

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LaGarrett J. King

LaGarrett J. King is the Isabella Wade Lyda and Paul Lyda Professor of Education and the founding director of the Carter Center for K-12 Black history education at the University of Missouri’s College of Education.

Black history is treated as something separate and apart from American history, argues high school student-activist Lauryn Donovan. In a conversation with the University of Missouri’s LaGarrett J. King, she explains what it feels like not to see yourself in literature, history, or your school’s teaching staff.