About The Radical Agenda

Hey there, I’m Amanda Spencer

My goal for The Radical Agenda is to provide parents and teachers with a resource catalog for accurate and inclusive diverse American history children’s books. This is the resource I wish my mom had when I was being homeschooled.

As a homeschool graduate myself, I knew the power of reading books about real people. My biggest goal for my young children was for them to learn American history from diverse perspectives, so I chose books about people and events that helped meet that goal.

In 2021, my childrens’ school district made national headlines when a Board of Education meeting erupted during a discussion of teaching diverse history to our diverse community.

My friends and I talked about how ridiculous it was that teaching all aspects of American history was considered to be a “radical agenda.”

I knew I wanted to get involved somehow, and so The Radical Agenda was born.

I am so excited you are here!