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The Legacy of Slavery
Well, I was in another section of GC where people were wishing America a happy birthday, and that's definitely within their rights to do so. However, I wanted to do something a little different.
I once had a class called "The History of Slavery" taught by Professor Adam Rothman at Georgetown University. (Anybody in the consortium, i HIGHLY recommend him!) He had very interesting lecture, which he usually began unconventionally.
One time, he brought in a copy of The Washington Post, and read aloud maybe five of the seven articles on the front page. Each article was, in some way, related to the legacy of slavery in the United States. At first we were like "No, they can't ALL be related to slavery.." but indeed they were.
So, that's my challenge for America's birthday. Let's use this thread to post news articles of interest to us, with a line or two about how the article relates to the legacy of slavery in the United States.
Confused? I'll post the first article to get the ball rolling.
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