C3POdreamer t1_j53qqqq wrote
Reply to comment by slom68 in DeSantis administration rejects inclusion of AP African American Studies class in Florida high schools | CNN Politics by Yevon
Florida had its own version, just one century ago this month, the Rosewood Massacre. It wasn't taught in K-12. The now Tampa Bay Times did a great investigative series within the past few decades.
dezmd t1_j549xxm wrote
And let's not forget ongoing attacks including Ax Handle Saturday in Jacksonville.
Ax Handle Saturday - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ax_Handle_Saturday
C3POdreamer t1_j5500gi wrote
Your post is the first time I have ever heard of this particular incident in the series of sit-in protests. Erased struggles are easily discounted in the current political discussions about the impacts on generational health and wealth.
Florida history at middle and high school covered ad nauseum Henry Flagler as the builder of the railroads, but nothing about the convict leasing or the prosecution of his agents for conspiracy to hold workmen in peonage and slavery, or how his newspaper swayed the case.
mdmd33 t1_j55f1vi wrote
There are honestly so many instances of groups of white people attacking black people in this country…I present the NY Draft Riots….another horrible event that black people found themselves as the main target in
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