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The Stories They Erased — And Why They Still Matter
Compiled and written by Justina Gholston, creator of Smart Brown Girl
This 40+ page digital guide uncovers the stories left out of textbooks—stories of resistance, injustice, and remembrance that still shape our world today.
Whether you’re a teacher, parent, student, or lifelong learner, this guide is a tool for truth-telling and cultural recovery. Use it to:
•    Spark deep discussion in classrooms or book clubs
•    Explore suppressed histories like the Devil’s Punchbowl, George Stinney Jr., and COINTELPRO
•    Connect past events to current justice movements
•    Reflect with included discussion questions
🖤 What’s Included:
•    A beautifully formatted, printable PDF (8.5x11)
•    7 powerful historical profiles
•    Reflection prompts
•    Source list for further reading
•    Welcome + About the Author sections
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📂 Digital File Type
PDF, 8.5" x 11", high resolution, print-ready

The Stories They Tried to Bury + Reflective Workbook | Erased Black History

$5.99Price

    Welcome to Smart Brown Girl

    This is a space for truth-telling.

    Here, we uncover the stories they tried to erase, the histories left out of classrooms, buried in archives, or dismissed as “too uncomfortable.” From COINTELPRO to Fort Mose, from the Black Panther Party to today’s fights over book bans, Smart Brown Girl connects the past to the present so we can see clearly what we’re still up against.

    What you’ll find here:

    • ✍🏾 Unfiltered history and analysis that refuses the sanitized version

    • 📚 Guides, resources, and teaching tools you can use in classrooms, book clubs, or community spaces

    • 🗣 Reflections and calls to action that remind us the past isn’t past, and erasure is never accidental

    This blog is about more than history. It’s about memory, resistance, and survival.

    Thank you for being here. Read, share, question, and carry these stories forward. Together, we disrupt the silence.

    — Justina
    Founder, Smart Brown Girl

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