Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Why No White History Month? It is the month of February again, and I am very excited about the Black History month. As a young African American elementary school teacher, I make sure that I fully take advantage of the Black History month in my lessons with my 5th graders. Yesterday, we were talking about important African American political figures, who made life better for all Americans. During this lesson, one of my students raised her hand and asked why there was no "White History month?" "Were White Americans not as important?" I did not have a good answer to her question. I must be doing something wrong to have a student feel this way. How would you answer this question? Do you think it is problematic to integrate African Americans to all my lessons during February? How can I fix this? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) To answer the question the student asked, I would say that the reason we have black history month is because until recently people of other races have been overlooked in their importance of contributions to this country. I would then say that we have celebrated white Americans throughout the year and will continue to do so. I would make sure that all races are represented well throughout the year so that the emphasis of black history month can be on the adversity that African Americans triumphed in the United States.