African American

GreenPartyVoter

(73,092 posts) Fri May 29, 2020, 04:55 AM May 2020

I don't feel qualified to explain to someone from outside our

country what race relations are like or why they are what they are, because the textbooks in school don't tell the whole story and my own point of view is from a very small, very white community.

Do you have books, documentaries, or online courses that would be helpful to someone who wishes to emigrate from Nigeria? I'm going to point him to this thread as a resource.

Thanks so much!

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I don't feel qualified to explain to someone from outside our (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter May 2020 OP

As for history, the PBS documentary series on Reconstruction was eye-opening for me: Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #1

If they want a more in depth study... Alacritous Crier May 2020 #2

1619 ariadne0614 May 2020 #3

Rhiannon12866

(225,340 posts)

1. As for history, the PBS documentary series on Reconstruction was eye-opening for me:

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 05:04 AM

May 2020

https://www.pbs.org/weta/reconstruction/episodes/

And, of course, there's also the iconic Eyes on The Prize, which taught me a lot I didn't know:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/eyesontheprize/

Alacritous Crier

(4,186 posts)

2. If they want a more in depth study...

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 06:04 AM

May 2020

I recommend Dr. Joy DeGruy...

"Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome," Part 1

"Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome," Part 2

ariadne0614

(1,879 posts)

3. 1619

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 06:14 AM

May 2020

“In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th anniversary of this fateful moment, it is time to tell the story.
“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.”

https://art19.com/shows/1619

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