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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.