Slavery in the United States
“It’s the same divide techniques that they used on the plantation,” said one member of the task force that was supposed to advise on the new standards.
Someone get this man a history book.
“I’m actually heartbroken,” Upland Unified School District superintendent Lynn Carmen Day said.
Manatee County residents were furious this week when the county quietly removed from the agenda a “repugnant” proposal to bring the statue back.
The decision to release Will Smith’s new slavery movie this awards season was controversial, and, given how uninspired the film is, not worth it.
A revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play combines comedy, drama, and ghostly special effects in examining the legacy of slavery, inherited pain, and family bonds.
After winning Best Actor—and a ton of controversy—at this year’s Oscars, Will Smith will return to screens this December in a 19th-century slavery drama.