Fuck this racist bullshit. This is a facetious justification cribbed from a revolting pro-slavery screed in 1857.
There is no benefit in slavery for the slave. None. Any skills they learned could have just as easily been learned when free.
“The intent of this particular benchmark clarification is to show that some slaves developed highly specialized trades from which they benefitted. This is factual and well documented,” said Dr. William Allen and Dr. Frances Presley Rice, members of the group, before listing examples like Crispus Attucks and Booker T. Washington. “Any attempt to reduce slaves to just victims of oppression fails to recognize their strength, courage and resiliency during a difficult time in American history. Florida students deserve to learn how slaves took advantage of whatever circumstances they were in to benefit themselves and the community of African descendants.”
Facetious justification - how much easier would Attucks and Washington learned had they been free? Imagine what they could have accomplished if they hadn’t spent half their lives in slavery. These men were geniuses that succeeded DESPITE slavery, NOT BECAUSE OF IT.
Allen and Rice should have their doctorates revoked for continuing to lend credence to this blatantly racist justification. They assume that because these men were black, they needed white men to “correct them” by enslaving them to “civilized” society so that they could learn and realize their genius. This completely disregards the incredible science, wealth, influence and literature that existed in North African culture when Europe was still in the dark ages, and feeds into the overtly racist narrative that whites are the gatekeepers of civilized society.
No genius has ever benefited from slavery. The only thing extraordinary about slavery in their struggles is how they used their inherent brilliance to rise above it. It’s a story as old as time - just ask Daedalus.
Take this racist bullshit back to noagendasocial.com where it belongs.
If you knee the guy who wrote the curriculum in the family jewels every time you encounter him, he will develop resilience that could be used for personal benefit.
They weren’t slaves, they were just participating in an exciting involuntary farm internship program. Just think of all the skills they could list on their resumes when they applied to be slaves at other plantations. Whippings are a great opportunity for personal growth after all.
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This is the most disingenuous nonsense. How in the world could that quote be ok in any context??? There’s a reason black history and women’s studies are courses. Both groups of people are generally left out of history books. Hell, they’re trying to erase the fact that Rosa Park was a POC from the history books.
“Slavery was basically a jobs program” is a very normal and cool take, thank you Florida
Considering that’s what they mean when they say “make America great again”… they would pay themselves on the back with that take of yours. They’d make such nice slave-owning assholes, see
