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Florida Schools to Tell Kids Slavery Benefited Black People (www.thedailybeast.com)

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The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public.

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[–] stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I went to an evangelical grade-school that pushed the narrative that slavery, while evil, was somehow necessary to introduce black people to Christianity. I thought that was the craziest take I'd ever see on slavery. Evidently I was wrong.

[–] Col3814444@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Such a shame ‘lying’ isn’t a sin they care about in Christianity.