Florida schools must teach the Ocoee Election Day Massacre. It's one of the most horrific days in the state's history—an untold number of Black people were killed, even more displaced. The recognition was met with joy and relief by victims' descendants.https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2020/06/25/florida-schools-now-have-to-teach-the-ocoee-election-day-massacre-heres-why-that-matters/ …
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Those whitewashed (pardon the pun) stories are taught in schools because they focus on black people "overcoming" the atrocities they endured. They purposely, don't focus on the actual atrocities, like the rosewood massacre or the one in Florida.
I don't really remember the book, but I do remember the whipping. It was pretty graphic. It should've worked, but I'm not sure it did. Like I said, I think the better way to do it is to just get more mixing going on. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/missjane/summary/ …