ZeroCool to Not The OnionEnglish • edit-211 months agoBooks removed from Texas plantation for being too focused on slaverywww.chron.commessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: texas
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkBooks removed from Texas plantation for being too focused on slaverywww.chron.comZeroCool to Not The OnionEnglish • edit-211 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: texas
Emails obtained by Texas Monthly suggest the Texas Historical Commission was concerned about retaliation from lawmakers for carrying the books.
minus-square@NounsAndWordslinkEnglish82•11 months ago“Ugh, I wish I could just learn about the Southern pre-industrial economy without have to hear all this stuff about slavery…”
minus-square@moshankeylinkEnglish9•11 months agoOh dear, I almost choked when I read this. Well played.
minus-square@3ntrancedlinkEnglish2•11 months agoI don’t think there would be even a leaflet of material let alone a whole book.
“Ugh, I wish I could just learn about the Southern pre-industrial economy without have to hear all this stuff about slavery…”
Oh dear, I almost choked when I read this. Well played.
I don’t think there would be even a leaflet of material let alone a whole book.