By Arlen Parsa: John Trumbull’s painting “Declaration of Independence,” with red dots on all the men who owned slaves.

Teaching Lies About US History is Child Abuse

Karen Fleshman

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The “Founding Fathers” knew from the beginning that having white heirs and educating them in the ways of white supremacy was crucial to the enterprise of accumulating tremendous intergenerational wealth and power. This is why they imported white women as “Tobacco Brides,” tied the laws of marriage and property, gave white children enslaved people as christening and birthday gifts and began educating them at an…

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Karen Fleshman

Founder, Racy Conversations Inspiring the antiracist generation.