how did you learn about it at first?
if you aren’t American you may vote in the poll how you learned about slavery in the USA yourself
Through television at first. Almost nothing in high school/elementary school. Then after college, I went through months of self-study. I had no idea about the underlying issues, the "Cornerstone" speech, the declarations of independence by the southern states, etc.
[I]ts foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery—subordination to the superior race—is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.
Alexander Stephens, Vice President, Confederates States of America
None of the above, I learned about it in history class in Middle school. (6th grade I believe). We also took civics in 7th grade, and our civics teacher was the mayor of the city where the school was. So we got an amazing education, including field trips to city hall, to observe city council meetings, and watch the democratic process in the real world, learned parliamentary procedure, and each got to sit in the mayors seat and bang the gavel! It was SO cool for a 12y/o (well it was for a huge nerd like me!) Of course we had ONE boy who banged the gavel and yelled out “your out of order, your out of order, this whole damned class is out of order! YES he got a referral for yelling damned class! 🤦♀️
Not an American but I learnt about it from a young age. Not sure exactly how I learned, I guess it's just one of those facts you just pick up as you learn about the world.
It's a shame we're now looking at a generation that'll never be taught about slavery but rather about how people were reluctantly relocated with some minor inconveniences but now they're really happy.
Elementary school and contrary to what some people say that students are taught that the Northern states were a beacon of freedom, I already had kind of learned that by fifth grade, by 8th grade it was secondhand knowledge, and by high school the mere idea that the North ever did anything for black people was foolish. It is only now that I have learned the many sacrifices white northerners made. On a similar subject I was already being taught by third grade about how "bad" Colombus was. I thought that the Americas were some sort of paradise, before the evil white man showed up.
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As a non American, I heared it first from friends as a little kid cause some where well black and later in like 10th/11th grade we had that topic in English class... sadly we never talked about it in history class, there it's only france revolution, hitler, Hitler, hitler, hitler, ddr, weimar, hitler, hitler and never really world history smh
I believe it was during my time in elementary school.
Unfortunately, I still had racist great grandparents who were telling me some other shit stories about slavery just to cover up the fact that they employed slaves at a time in their lives.
I think elementary though I only think that because I remember disagreeing with my grandpa over the issue. He was one of those racist who thought it was okay because some black people sold other blacks to those slavery merchants, good thing I have a better moral code then him
Middle school I think? We were old enough to know how it was back in the old days... and I was foolish to think at least it's over. :D
At least it was OVER. :D...
I learned about it mostly from elementary school, and then some from bugz bunny 🐰. Lmao.
Had helpful commentary from the parents and older siblings, with the cartoons, and my questions that followed it.
The Tuskegee experiment along with several other disgraceful things about the US aren't taught in most schools. Most of my knowledge came from my parents, and my own research.
Not US. Even back in primary school I was interested in history and if there were historical movies I would watch them. I remember watching a lot of Epic Greek Theater on one station. I think I just pick up on it from very old movies.
I believe I first learned of it from my grandmother, then fairly early in grade school. We went more into it in depth in my high school US history class.
s I learned about slavery when I was 6 in first Grade. I went to an all black private school and black history month was filled with lots of teaching moments and school projects.
I chose elementary. However it was actually middle school (not an option). 6th grade. When we watched Roots with Lavar Burton.
s I'm not American and I learned it on high school. Then I also watched some documentaries about the topic and read some books about slavery.
First, elementary school, and then high school.
From my grandparents while I was in grade school.
It was in my American history class in high school it was briefly talked about in my elementary school years too..
Television
Elementary school.
I learned in the 2nd grade
Elementary school.
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