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HIGH SCHOOLERS ABOUT SLAVERY (THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY CONTINUES TO BE…
HIGH SCHOOLERS ABOUT SLAVERY
THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY CONTINUES TO BE INADEQUATELY TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE
ONLY 8% OF 1000 SURVEYED HIGH SCHOOLS SENIORS IDENTIFIED SLAVERY AS A CENTRAL CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR
22% KNEW PROTECTIONS FOR SLAVERY WERE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUTION
39% CORRECTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SLAVERY SHAPED THE FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN BELIEFS ABOUT RACE
THE MAIN LESSON FAILURE
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTING CIVIL WAR AS SOLELY A STATE'S RIGHTS BATTLE RATHER THAN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE SLAVERY
DOWNPLAYING THE ROLE SLAVERY PLAYED IN BUILDING AND BOLSTERING THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
LABELING SLAVERY A "SOUTHERN" PROBLEM AND AND FAILING TO ADDRESS WHITE SUPREMACY'S ROOTS IN THAT ERA
97% OF 1800 TEACHERS NATIONWIDE : BELIEVE TEACHING SLAVERY IS ESSENTIAL
58% FELT INADEQUATELY EQUIPPED TO TEACH THOSE LESSONS WITH PROVIDED TEXTBOOKS
TEACHERS CITED VOICED CONCERNS WITH HOW TO PRESENT SLAVERY IN AN ACCURATE WAY TO AVOIDS TRAUMATIZING BLACK STUDENTS OR PUTTING WHITE PEERS ON THE DEFENSIVE
A TEXTBOOK MIGHT SAY THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE BROUGHT FROM AFRICA DURING THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE TO "WORK" ON PLANTATIONS
INSINUATING SLAVERY WAS A CHOICE
73% OF TEACHERS SAID THEY HAVE USED THE WORD "SLAVES" RATHER THAN "ENSLAVED PERSONS"
IN OTHER CASES : LESSONS PLAN HAVE TURNED INTO TONE-DEAF DEMONSTRATIONS
A STUDENT WAS SLOVE AT A MOCK SLAVE AUCTION
A TEACHER SLAGED A SIMILATION OF A SLAVE SHIP
A FOURTH-GRADE CLASS HAD A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT THAT ASKED FOR "THREE GOOD REASONS FOR SLAVERY"
WITH SUPREMACIST IDEOLOGY HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED IN WAKE OF DONALD TRUMP'S ELECTION
POEPLE INCREASINGLY EMBOLDENED TO ASSERT FAR-RIGHT SENTIMENTS
917 HATES GROUP IN THE COUNTRY
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AFRICAN AMERICANS - AFRO AMERICANS
EUGENICS
IN 1850 : THE CONFLICT B/ NORTH AND SOUTH
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
SECESSION WAR : CONFEDERATES VS UNIONISTS
SEGREGATION
SOUTH : 14th AMENDMENT
NORTH : SEPARATION OF RACES THROUGH INFORMAL MEANS
MANIFEST DESTINY + MELTING POT