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Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

  • Written by Raphael E. Rogers, Professor of Practice in Education, Clark University
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American historyFreedom is a key concept to study.Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images

Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused.

Why, they ask, did I like learning about slavery given that it was so horrible and harsh? How could I value being taught...

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