u003chru003e u003cpu003eToo often we are told that slavery consisted of docile humans and their oppressive masters. But, the true history that we should be teaching our kids is a story of unceasing rebellion.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eOn the most recentu0026nbsp;episode ofu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAn6MuzvvD8NMCr72zmhsStnKb4zezg9Uu0022u003eFreedom Fridayu003c/au003e, returning guest and Director of Social Studies Curriculum at Philadelphia Public Schools,u003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003cstrongu003eIsmael Jimenezu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/strongu003ejoined our CEO,u003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003cstrongu003eChris u0022Citizenu0022 Stewartu003c/strongu003eu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eto discuss the part of slavery that we frequently fail to teach our young people.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eChris and Ismael discussed the lessons we can take from slave rebellions throughout history and how we can ensure our education system adequately covers the whole story of slavery, not just the whitewashed version. Ismael shared the importance of noting that historically, rebellion took many forms, not just limited to the stories of runaway slaves or large-scale revolts.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eFor example, while some schools might cover theu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turneru0022u003erebellion led by Nat Turneru003c/au003eu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eand the violent aftermath, stories are just now being uncovered about individual slavesu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/henry-box-brown-wasn-t-the-only-one-two-women-escaped-in-shipping-crates-toou0022u003emailing themselves to freedomu003c/au003eu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003ein the North.u003c/pu003e
Teaching the History of Slave Rebellions
