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Books removed from Texas plantation for being too focused on slavery (www.chron.com)

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Emails obtained by Texas Monthly suggest the Texas Historical Commission was concerned about retaliation from lawmakers for carrying the books.

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[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 82 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"Ugh, I wish I could just learn about the Southern pre-industrial economy without have to hear all this stuff about slavery..."

[–] moshankey@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Oh dear, I almost choked when I read this. Well played.

[–] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I don't think there would be even a leaflet of material let alone a whole book.