A central challenge for me in designing lessons about slavery in America was the weight of it all. I specifically designed The Black Experience in America: The Course so that it doesn’t begin with slavery; there’s so much texture and context to the Black experience that can get lost if we start there. At the same time, though, the institution of slavery is enormously important. I was determined not to minimize or dilute it.
What Slavery Stole, and What It Couldn't
This is great work Jon, it is necessary for us all to know and understand history. It makes us better human beings.