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Running Head: Depiction of Slavery to The Students in American History     1
Depiction of Slavery to The Students in American History     3
DISTORTION OF IN-DEPTH DEPICTION OF SLAVERY TO THE STUDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY CURRICULUM
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Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Thesis Statement    3
Research Question    3
Background of the Research    4
Discussion    4
History of Slavery in America    4
Educational Organization and Distortion of Slavery in American History    5
Political Resistance on Exploration of Slavery in American History    5
Annotated bibliography    6
Conclusion    8
References    10
Introduction
    While the term, ‘slavery’ is associated with one of the vilest malpractices of the human society and an evident feature of colonialism, it has found its way into the American history and has become a part of it, spreading its perpetual roots in culture, race, prejudice and social system. Although, slavery has been illegalized in American more than 150 years ago, it is yet to find its proper depiction in the American educational curriculum. There are many reasons, why depiction of slavery in the American history has been distorted, intentionally or due to the lack of proper educational content integration. In the current research paper, the reasons behind the distortion of the history of slavery in America in educational organization has been explored, in context of the news article - Teaching America’s truth (The Washington Post, 2019), which offered insight that overhauls and reestablished the course of history and the perspective towards this malpractice in America.
Thesis Statement
    The educational knowledge, which is delivered to the American students, relating to the aspect of slavery in America’s past, is distorted and lacks in-depth assessment, due to the prominence of white supremacy, mass denial, institutional hypocrisy and social mindset, offering very little idea about the gruesome facts that prevail.
Research Question
    Why and through the use of which factors, the actual history of slavery in America is not allowed to be depicted to the students by governing public and educational bodies in America as a part of the curriculum?
Background of the Research
    The current research explores the issue of distorted representation of slavery in American history and the social stigma sustaining because of this improper education system. The current research revolves around the arguments and findings of the news article Teaching America’s truth, published by The Washington Post in the year 2019, which makes it very unique in its approach to the focus area of the research. The pivoting of the mentioned news and its timeframe makes it evident that the current research presents an issue which is contemporary and worth consideration. The current research also sheds light on the various factors, which in alignment with the arguments presented in the mentioned news article, which are responsible for the distortion and improper presentation of slavery in American history. The collection of data from legit secondary sources and the systematic approach makes the research significant.
Discussion
History of Slavery in America
    One of the major reasons, slavery has intertwined with the American way of life, due to its long historical background which dates back to 1619, when first lot of black-skinned African slaves were brought in to Virginia. In 1863, all the slaves were set free forever and slavery was illegalized in America by President Abraham Lincoln. A clear observation shows that in the last 402 years of American history, slaves have been a part of the American way of life for more than 244 years. During this period, slavery has accepted in parts of the society and was widely integrated in daily lives, ignorance to the inhuman treatment of slaves in both mental and physical spheres of life, as one of its prominent features (The Washington Post, 2019). In context of 2021, 158 years have passed since slavery in American soil is illegalized, yet the lack of accepting the wrongdoing on the slaves has let to acceptance of the dark-skinned people on legal levels, while the majority of the white skin population are passively in denial or have rejected the declaration of equal status-quo of the African-Americans (CBS News, 2020).
Educational Organization and Distortion of Slavery in American History
    The role of the educational organizations in America has always played a pivotal part in manipulating the public perspective towards the history of the country. Majority of the educational organizations in America as well as majority of the governing bodies priorities the need of the development of patriotism in the minds of the future generations, namely students and therefore,...