Today's lesson focused on Black History Month. Mercer read the material the detailed facts about black history month. Mercer watched video clips of the history of slavery in America and events that happened after the civil war. He learned about how the U.S government legalized slavery during that era and how that has changed today. Mercer discussed and asked questions about how people could get away with such treatment of human beings and how long it lasted. Mercer was on task.