rdeets@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFlorida's new Black history curriculum says "slaves developed skills" that could be used for "personal benefit"www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1565arrow-down118cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews_us@lemmy.link
arrow-up1547arrow-down1external-linkFlorida's new Black history curriculum says "slaves developed skills" that could be used for "personal benefit"www.cbsnews.comrdeets@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square100fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews_us@lemmy.link
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 years agoYou mean like escaping slavery or killing slavers?
minus-squareFaelNum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-22 years agoSeems like a good skill to have in the back pocket even today.
minus-squarerevelrous@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 years agoJohn Brown did nothing wrong. (except maybe a bit tactically at the end.)
minus-squareFaelNum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 years agoHad not heard of him. Turns out to be a worthy research hole to fall into for others wondering.
minus-squarerevelrous@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI’d also recommend a recentish book about him and Lincoln called The Zealot and the Emancipator in case anyone wants some light reading. The politics around Bleeding Kansas feels relevant to the US today.
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWould be good to be able to learn that in Florida so they can learn how they put the skills to use.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoIt’s a global skill too.
You mean like escaping slavery or killing slavers?
Seems like a good skill to have in the back pocket even today.
John Brown did nothing wrong. (except maybe a bit tactically at the end.)
Had not heard of him. Turns out to be a worthy research hole to fall into for others wondering.
I’d also recommend a recentish book about him and Lincoln called The Zealot and the Emancipator in case anyone wants some light reading. The politics around Bleeding Kansas feels relevant to the US today.
Timeless skills really.
Would be good to be able to learn that in Florida so they can learn how they put the skills to use.
It’s a global skill too.