Read the material carefully including quotations on slavery from each president, and write a 3-5 page paper double-spaced answering the following questions
1. Did you already know how many slaves the presidents held?
2. Were you surprised by any of the information you read?
3. Why isn't this information more widely known and taught?
4. How does prejudice influence the historical record?
5. Is it fair to judge presidents who lived a long time ago?
6. Does the slave record of U.S. presidents matter today?
7. Should Andrew Jackson be removed from the $20 bill? Why?
8. Do you favor U.S. government reparations for slavery? Why?
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What material? We have no access to your assigned reading.
I don't know what course you are taking, but be cautious: Viewing the glory of nature and man through colored windows can lead not only to pink landscapes, but blackened trees. View the world through clear glass as well as filtered views. Sometimes rose colored glass is nice to look through (like my sunglasses), but the real world has many hues. These early presidents shouldn't be judged on their culture of the time, or on a single issue. They all stood tall establishing and guiding our nation.
Don't let folks tell you to decipher the color of trees through tinted glass.
Don't let folks tell you to decipher the color of trees through tinted glass.
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