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Each One Teach One

Teach your children real history, the whole story, in order, together. A few hours a month, ten times the depth a classroom has time for.

The name comes from slavery itself: when learning to read was a crime, those who learned taught the next person, each one, teach one. Passing knowledge down has always been an act of love and resistance. That’s exactly what you’re doing here.

One era a month

Twelve stops walk from Africa before 1500 to today. Do one a month and finish in a school year, or go at your own pace. Each stop stands alone.

Every age, together

Read the same history as a family, each child at their own level. Siblings from kindergarten to high school learn the same era at the same time.

Books, films & talks

Each stop hands you vetted books to read aloud, documentaries to watch, something to do, and questions to talk about, free first, with where to buy.

Start with your child’s age

Pick a band and every stop below tailors its books and films to that level. Have more than one child? Choose the oldest and scale down, the youngest can always just listen in.

Explorers · Grades 3–5, Chapter books, true stories, big first questions.

The journey: twelve stops

The story in order, from Africa before 1500 to today, the struggle and the triumph held together.

  1. 1Before 1500African Kingdoms & HeritageWhere does the story really begin, and what did the ancestors build long before any ship arrived?
  2. 21500s–1600sThe Transatlantic Slave Trade & the Middle PassageHow were millions of people turned into cargo, and what did they do to survive it?
  3. 31600s–1700sSlavery & Resistance in Colonial AmericaHow did America turn slavery into law, and how did the enslaved resist from the very start?
  4. 41770s–1820sRevolution & the Nation's ContradictionHow could a nation founded on "all men are created equal" also be founded on slavery?
  5. 51820s–1850sAbolition & the Underground RailroadWhen a whole country said this was legal, who said no, and how did they do it?
  6. 61860sCivil War, Emancipation & JuneteenthDid the enslaved wait to be freed, or did they free themselves?
  7. 71865–1877Reconstruction & Its BetrayalAmerica almost became a true democracy, so what happened to the dream?
  8. 81877–1920sJim Crow, Lynching & the Great MigrationWhen freedom was taken back, how did a people endure, and where did they go?
  9. 91920s–1940sThe Harlem Renaissance & Black ExcellenceWhat does a people create when they finally have a little room to breathe?
  10. 101950s–1960sThe Civil Rights MovementHow did ordinary people, including children, defeat a system backed by law and violence?
  11. 111960s–1980sBlack Power, Culture & the Long StruggleAfter the laws changed, why didn''t everything change, and what did "Black Power" really mean?
  12. 121980s–presentThe New Jim Crow to NowIf slavery and Jim Crow are over, why does so much remain unequal, and what now?

Celebrate the wins: Black Excellence

Not all doom and gloom. Dip into these any time for the inventions, firsts, champions, and genius your child can be proud of, in any order.

Inventions & BreakthroughsInventors & Game-ChangersWhat do the traffic light, the home-security system, and laser eye surgery all have in common?Science & SpaceScientists, Doctors & the StarsWho helped send astronauts to the Moon, and who performed one of the first open-heart surgeries?FirstsTrailblazing FirstsWho was the first Black Supreme Court Justice, and the first Black president of the United States?SportChampions: SportWho won four gold medals, and embarrassed Nazi propaganda, at the 1936 Olympics?Stage & ScreenStage, Screen & the Big AwardsWho was the first Black performer to win an Oscar, and who has won the most Grammys ever?Music & WordsMusic, Words & GeniusWhich kinds of music did Black Americans invent, that the whole world now plays?

A note for parents

This history includes slavery, lynching, and other hard truths. The age bands exist so nothing lands on a child before they’re ready: the youngest stops lead with courage, people, and achievement; the harder material is held for older readers. You know your child best, preview anything first, and skip or wait whenever you need to.