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George Dawson book about racism effectively banned at George Dawson Middle School

Posted by AugustusFerdinand
Tags: usa.tx.southlake, racism, george dawson, education, slavery, schools.middle, bans.book, author.meghan mangrum, region locked
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/08/23/will-southlake-approve-using-book-by-grandson-of-slave-in-school-bearing-his-name/

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Will Southlake approve using book by grandson of slave in school bearing his name?
Published
Aug 23 2022

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    AugustusFerdinand
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    The same school district that...

    The same school district that...

    Attracted national attention after an administrator advised educators to teach students about the Holocaust from “opposing” perspectives, according to an audio recording obtained by NBC News.

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      cmccabe
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      I probably missed this one but what is an opposing perspective? That it didn’t happen?

      I probably missed this one but what is an opposing perspective? That it didn’t happen?

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      1. AugustusFerdinand
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        That's a very good question that he later walked back with "there aren't two sides of the Holocaust" and while "School administrators should know the difference between factual historical events...

        That's a very good question that he later walked back with "there aren't two sides of the Holocaust" and while "School administrators should know the difference between factual historical events and fiction. Southlake just got it wrong. No legislation is suggesting the action this administrator is promoting." it was the administrator that brought up the Holocaust in the audio recording/leak and didn't back down from it in the meeting where it was discussed.

        Southlake, for those not from North Texas, is a very wealthy, very white, very conservative suburb.

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