The superintendent of the Great Hearts Texas charter school network has apologized after eighth-graders at a San Antonio school were given homework asking them to compare the “positive aspects” and the “negative aspects” of slavery. The title of the American history worksheet was: “The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View.” A photo of the worksheet was first posted on social media by a parent of one of the students. HuffPost tracked down that parent, Roberto Livar, who said he was “pissed” at the assignment. “We are fully aware that there is a concerted effort by the far-right nationally to reframe slavery as being ‘not that bad’ and trying to revise the civil war as being about ‘states rights’ and not about slavery,” Livar told HuffPost. Livar’s son said he was uncomfortable with having to come up with “positive aspects” of slavery, when in fact there is no such thing. Parents suspected a textbook publisher might be to blame after Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro tweeted about the incident. “This is absolutely unacceptable. A @GreatHeartsTX charter school in San Antonio asked students to complete a ‘balanced view’ assignment about slavery, requiring them to list the ‘positive aspects’ of slave life. The teacher… Read full this story
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