Why Separating Fact from Fiction is Critical in Teaching US Slavery
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Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.64628/AAI.ygaytmvvt
Journal Title
The Conversation
Publication Date
9-26-2023
Abstract
Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida’s revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire: “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
Does this sentence constitute “propaganda,” as Vice President Kamala Harris proclaimed, “an attempt to gaslight us?”
Or is it a reasonable claim in a discussion of a difficult topic?
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Recommended Citation
Gable, E., & Handler, R. (2023, September 26). Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.ygaytmvvt
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