(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Historical facts are taught within the value system of the teacher or author. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. The factual distortions of the "1619 Project" don't convince us of its claim that America is hopelessly racist.
FAIR developed a curriculum to: "empower students to confront racism and bigotry which depend on a dehumanizing emphasis on racial difference . . . FAIRstory presents an honest account of the past and present, teaching students to think for themselves by engaging deeply with original sources, multiple perspectives, and opposing viewpoints on important events."
The first video in its series lays an overview of slavery's global history:
from FAIR
(cont'd tomorrow)
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