Question 1

According to Higginbotham, the story of Black history is complex. Given this, why does Higginbotham argue teachers should expose students to the complications and multiplicities within Black history?

Answer

To prepare students for the uncertainty and disagreement around racial justice efforts they may encounter

To avoid oversimplification that would gloss over important ethical tensions and critical analysis

To reinforce that ideological divisions, not discriminatory structures, were the main obstacles Black Americans faced

To stir productive activism by underscoring how present injustices stem from past failures to unite