Black Political Thought: Black Kids on Class Trip from Rea View Elementary in Union County, NC, Asked to Play Slaves Picking Cotton During History Lesson at Plantation
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Aaron Houston · 1 month agoAnyone heard or seen this? What are your thoughts?
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Victoria Joy Stevens · 1 month agoDid he ask them to, or did he require them to? If he asked, in a very professional way, letting the students know that he chose then for aesthetic similarity, no other reason, and let them decide if they wanted to be in that role, yes, it was okay. It was not demeaning, it was an attempt at historical reenactment. However, if and only if he let the students decide if they were okay with what he had chosen to have them do, and the fact they would be depicting enslaved people.
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voice of Reason · 1 month agoYou forgot to tell people the tour guide was black too. Sort of important to the story I would think.