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Retired Teacher
Have you seen the Harriet Tubman exhibit? I certainly hope there is much more... Obviously the Smithsonian agrees that the exhibit needs refreshing and is doing its own evaluation... I don't know who PP is...
So the Smithsonian can’t show that slavery was bad?
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Slavery and Freedom
Five hundred years ago, the emergence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade transformed Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The United States was created in this context, forged by slavery as well as a radical new concept, freedom.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
what i'm going to ask you requires a specific answer. Does the Smithsonian display the evils of slavery as a wholly white race inspired tragedy?
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As I said ithe Smithsonian is doing a reevaluation of what is included in the exhibits... I can't comment specifically because I haven't seen it In person ... Apparently you have... What concerns you about the possibility of Changes being made?
Not slavery in general, but American slavery was almost wholly white race inspired. The only exception is the warlords of Africa who sold members of the civilizations they were able to kidnap.
There are all kinds of non-American slavery. The Smithsonian is mostly conglomerate of American History museums. There is the Natural History museum and some art museums that include non-American history, but they are not the American component. The Air and Space museum has some history of the Soviet space race, but mostly only as it relates to American advances in Air and Space.
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Retired Teacher
No one is changing history.... They are going to evaluate to see if they are focusing on all aspects of slavery and how It has impacted history.... What is it that worries you?
Diesel
Well-known member
Trying to explain how the Democratic party of the 19th century is now the RepubliKKKan party is like trying to teach a trout how to run a 5k.
ThatOwlWoman
Not Nice
How amusing -- a RWer trying to paint in shades of gray.
Salvery is wrong. Period. It doesn't matter if the enslaved human being was forcibly taken and sold/placed into slavery, or volunteered for whatever reason. It is still wrong. The end.
This is an example of how wokeness is injected into exhibits. Sometimes a cartoon is just a cartoon and not a political statement.
Mickey Mouse, a beloved American cultural icon, is not spared either. A display for the 1928 cartoon Steamboat Willie states, "Mickey challenged authority, but not everyone was in on the joke."
It continues: "Mickey Mouse debuted as the deckhand ‘Steamboat Willie’ in 1928, amidst a rising anxiety felt by many that modern living and city life were eroding family and community ties and loosening moral codes… But the new character’s outsized facial features, white gloves, and trickster temperament were vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy."
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Mickey Mouse, a beloved American cultural icon, is not spared either. A display for the 1928 cartoon Steamboat Willie states, "Mickey challenged authority, but not everyone was in on the joke."
It continues: "Mickey Mouse debuted as the deckhand ‘Steamboat Willie’ in 1928, amidst a rising anxiety felt by many that modern living and city life were eroding family and community ties and loosening moral codes… But the new character’s outsized facial features, white gloves, and trickster temperament were vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy."
Trump White House calls out Smithsonian for pushing 'one-sided, divisive political narratives'
The Trump White House blasted the Smithsonian for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives" in an exclusive email to Fox News Digital.
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ThatOwlWoman
Not Nice
It means another attempt by Desperation Debbie to backtrack on her original comments about the "good side" of slavery. Let us review.
Intelligent hard working black people are Republicans - just as intelligent hard working white people are.
Your racism makes you see color of skin rather that content of character.
Yet it clearly is you.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
in other words, the Smithsonian is not portraying American slavery in a historically accurate light. that's all you had to say
How so? Have you been to the Smithsonian? There is an entire exhibit about the selling of conquered people in Africa by Africans. It was brutal.
You claim they did - stupid fuck.
It's one of the great myths you of the left perpetrate.
The Big Lie®
So you are saying that the slavers would try and protect their cargo? That's not the claim you posted before.
Poor noballs - painted himself into a corner with his stupidity again - now you lash out in frustration after being exposed as the uneducated, dolt we all know you to be.
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Retired Teacher
Is it a complete and comprehensive representation of the history? You started the thread for some reason...what is it that actually concerns you? What do you think they're going to change? (You mentioned the "good and bad" sides of slavery , so I'm not sure why you would be concerned if someone commented once or twice on "sides", but then moved on to an actual discussion of what may be taking place...)
OK now show me what is being removed. And we can discuss if it needs to be removed or not.Slavery and Freedom
Five hundred years ago, the emergence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade transformed Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The United States was created in this context, forged by slavery as well as a radical new concept, freedom.nmaahc.si.edu