(edited to add smart aleck stuff, fix errors and add what I left out because the software blinks and takes me where I don’t want to go)
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Nothing tells the truth of slavery more than this:
I don’t know where you went to high school, but I first saw this in my high school history class. So whoever hid it from your school should not have been hired. (Maybe your school just let coaches teach history? I had an advantage - I lived about 10 miles from where Lincoln grew up in Indiana. We paid attention. And yes, it’s been a Republican county since forever. Imagine evil GOPers teaching about slavery. Who knew?)
But also, whoever tries to convince people that the “truth of slavery” was NOT taught is clearly at least partially wrong - maybe even intentionally lying.
Plus, just because local educators may not agree with 1619’s theory that our Constitution must be replaced because the original Colonies included slavery does not equal “ignoring slavery”.
Be careful about people who exaggerate. When people exaggerate, it is because the real facts and real truth does not help their cause. Always makes me suspicious.
And finally, there are NOT 2 sides to an issue - it ain’t that easy. Try looking at one from 360 degrees. Even in the African-American community, the 1619 ideas are not universal.
I grew up with Dr. King. My parents started teaching on the heels of Brown v. Board of Education, when integrated schools became law. But THIS guy has a different view that I ignore at my peril:
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