‘Involuntary relocation’ proposal sparks conversation across Texas

To fully understand America’s complicated history, Faith Weaver believes schools across the state need to teach every aspect of it.

“We hear that with slavery, that happened a long time ago, but in the scheme of things it didn’t happen that long ago,” Weaver said. “For almost as long as we’ve been freed we have had enslaved people.”

As education coordinator at the Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, the historian won’t shy away from the truth, and believes the younger generations shouldn’t either.

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