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Happy slaves? The peculiar story of three Virginia school textbooks
In 1957, Fred Eichelman began teaching seventh-grade history in Roanoke County. He was using a shiny new state-commissioned textbook.
It wasn't long before Eichelman and even some students noticed some peculiarities.
The textbook said slaves were happy, often referring to them as servants. It glorified Confederates. And it said precious little about women beyond Martha Washington and Pocahontas.
"It makes you wonder how we got so many Virginians, with so few women," quipped Eichelman, now 82.
www.richmond.com/discover-richmond/happy-slaves-the-peculiar-story-of-three-virginia-school-textbooks/article_47e79d49-eac8-575d-ac9d-1c6fce52328f.html
Edited for copyright issues by moderator JerseyBart
Cheers,
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- BY REX SPRINGSTON
- Apr 15, 2018
In 1957, Fred Eichelman began teaching seventh-grade history in Roanoke County. He was using a shiny new state-commissioned textbook.
It wasn't long before Eichelman and even some students noticed some peculiarities.
The textbook said slaves were happy, often referring to them as servants. It glorified Confederates. And it said precious little about women beyond Martha Washington and Pocahontas.
"It makes you wonder how we got so many Virginians, with so few women," quipped Eichelman, now 82.
www.richmond.com/discover-richmond/happy-slaves-the-peculiar-story-of-three-virginia-school-textbooks/article_47e79d49-eac8-575d-ac9d-1c6fce52328f.html
Edited for copyright issues by moderator JerseyBart
Cheers,
USS ALASKA
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