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A Teacher, a Cotton Prop, and a Lesson on Slavery
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When a San Francisco teacher recently handed students cotton plants in a lesson about the hardship of slavery, it ignited immediate controversy at the school. There was an investigation, a debate among parents and an apology. Host Demian Bulwa hears from Chronicle reporter Jill Tucker and Ohio State University professor Hasan Jeffries about why incidents like this are so complicated — and important — as the nation reckons with the ongoing harm of racism — and as conservatives seek to ban such teaching altogether.
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Released:
Apr 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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