There is a difference between slavery being beneficial overall and saying that slaves got some benefits, but the latter will read enough like the former to many people, undercutting the message of the civil rights movement.
True. It's been 20 years since I've been in the public school system, but I hope they are still teaching reading comprehension prior to venturing into teaching kids about slavery. Lol.
It was more reading (and understanding) what they wanted to rather than lack of comprehension.
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"Today's actions by the Florida state government are an attempt to bring our country back to a 19th century America where Black life was not valued, nor our rights protected. It is imperative that we understand that the horrors of slavery and Jim Crow were a violation of human rights and represent the darkest period in American history. We refuse to go back. The NAACP has been fighting against malicious actors such as those within the DeSantis Administration for over a century, and we're prepared to continue that fight by any means necessary. Our children deserve nothing less than truth, justice, and the equity our ancestors shed blood, sweat, and tears for."
Have you read this?
You have to wonder how he kept a straight face while that was coming out of his mouth.
Nope. Just one of the top shows on Fox “News.” It’s more red meat for a viewership completely overrun with white grievance.
Prime example of the illusory truth effect. Hear it enough and you start to believe it.
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