Obama: Slavery's past should be taught He says past cruelty should be connected to current events

He says past cruelty should be connected to current events

President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States' history and should be taught in a way that connects that past cruelty to current events, such as the genocide in Sudan's Darfur region Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Eddie Louis Harris - Jul 14, 2009 - 11:54 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 16, 2009 - 9:02 PM PDT

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 16, 2009

This is an important message, but as a piece of journalism it's lacking a critical edge, multiple sources, or analysis that would explain why it's news worthy.

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by Taylor Bernal - Oct. 12, 2009

I enjoyed the quotes from our president, but I feel that the article was too brief and could have gone into greater depth on this topic.

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by Eddie Louis Harris - Jul. 14, 2009

This feature is about america's slavery endeavors and most americans do not understand slavery in this nation and both white and black americans are in this category.

Responding to Kaizar Campwala comments. What do you know about slavery in this nation? I am quite sure that you are aware that slavery was once a ... More »

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