We all know its going to happen. PBS is going to change its lineup a little bit. OWN is going to have a special. Black boys and girls around the country will stand before their congregations and repeat the speeches of Sojourner Truth and MLK. Colleges and universities will bring in special speakers. We will soak it up, the learning, the celebration, the centering of black history month. But inevitably, someone somewhere is going to ask the question, "Why isn't there a white history month?"

Some will ask sincerely feeling excluded and confused. Many will ask out of sarcasm, believing themselves to be making a novel point about double standards. Most will not expect a response. Usually this "question" is asked not to talk seriously about the history of whiteness, but to avoid celebrating blackness. In the past I have responded to this question by discussing the importance of black history. I've also explored the ways whiteness created the need to center blackness in the first place. But this year, I'd like to try something new. I'd like to respond to the request... Below is your white history calendar. 

Now I'm not sure if folks really want a white history month. Because that would require telling the truth. It would require giving an honest account of America's story. In order to have a white history month, we would have to talk about white superiority. Ya'll know I'm not usually down for centering whiteness, but in this case, I think it is important that we understand the history of white superiority- how it started, how it has morphed, how it impacts today. So for one month, please feel free to share with anyone who displays a desire to connect history to today. 

Don't forget to lay ground rules though! I suspect there may be a little resistance by the time you get to Day 10 (or sooner). Keep scrolling for my list of online articles, essays, and videos. All you need is an internet connection to partake!

Day 1: Christopher Columbus  

Day 2: Indian Removal Act  

Day 3: Doctrine of Discovery  

Day 4: Middle Passages  

Day 5: Thomas Jefferson  

Day 6: Slave Narratives  

Day 7: Mexican American Immigration 

Day 8: Abraham Lincoln 

Day 9: Science of Racism 

Day 10: Slavery + Capitalism 

Day 11: Slavery in the North

Day 12: Slave Codes 

Day 13: Black Codes  

Day 14: Lynchings 

Day 15: Chinese Immigrants + Exclusion

Day 16: Understanding Jim Crow 

Day 17: Impact of Jim Crow  

Day 18: Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

Day 19: The History of the KKK

Day 20: Red Summer (Chicago) 

Day 21: Tulsa Riot 

Day 22: Japanese Americans + Internment 

Day 23: History of Housing Segregation

Day 24:  The Quiet Plunder 

Day 25: Little Rock 

Day 26: Ole Miss  

Day 27: Selma + Voting Rights

Day 28: Letter from Birmingham Jail 

* I cannot guarantee how long these links will be active. Also, please be aware this is not chronological. I tried to group events together generally, but links certainly overlap in what they cover. I hope the overlap helps tie things together. Lastly, there is sooo much more to history than whats listed here, of course. Nonetheless, I hope this offers connection- between events and from Columbus till today.