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In this special presentation, historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries demonstrates how to teach the history of slavery and freedom, in America and beyond, accurately and effectively. At a time when teaching subjects like the transatlantic slave trade are deemed divisive by some, hear why this “hard history” is essential knowledge for understanding America’s past and present. Drawing on twenty years of teaching African American history, Jeffries will share his dos and don’ts for classroom instruction on the Black experience during slavery.
Evenings for Educators is a professional development program for K–12 teachers focusing on LACMA's permanent collection and special exhibitions. Each session presents strategies for incorporating the visual arts into the classroom with activities that explore the artistic process, approach works of art as primary sources, and emphasize parallels between the visual arts and core content areas.
Learn more at lacma.org/education/teachers
In this special presentation, historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries demonstrates how to teach the history of slavery and freedom, in America and beyond, accurately and effectively. At a time when teaching subjects like the transatlantic slave trade are deemed divisive by some, hear why this “hard history” is essential knowledge for understanding America’s past and present. Drawing on twenty years of teaching African American history, Jeffries will share his dos and don’ts for classroom instruction on the Black experience during slavery.
Evenings for Educators is a professional development program for K–12 teachers focusing on LACMA's permanent collection and special exhibitions. Each session presents strategies for incorporating the visual arts into the classroom with activities that explore the artistic process, approach works of art as primary sources, and emphasize parallels between the visual arts and core content areas.
Learn more at lacma.org/education/teachers
