A Black man sits atop a horse-driven carriage that is carrying several white tourists.

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1. The Conversation U.S. (theconversationus@newsie.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 06:51:12 JST The Conversation U.S.

   Florida’s revised #history standards includes this:

   “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

   Two anthropologists explain this as a deeply entrenched ‘switching mechanism’, where “the story about the horrors of the slave system is transformed into a story about opportunity, success and the American dream.”

   https://theconversation.com/why-separating-fact-from-fiction-is-critical-in-teaching-us-slavery-214233

   #Histodons #Education @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon