Teaching the Hard History of American Slavery
Slavery is not simply an event in our history; it’s central to our history and puts a face on capitalism’s initial/founding long-term investors.
American enslavement of Africans shaped our country’s sociopolitical institutions and formed the cornerstone of our industrial revolution. Today the persistent disparities African Americans face — and the backlash that seems to follow every African-American advancement — trace their roots to slavery and its aftermath.
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