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Of the 50 states in the U.S., Delaware is among only 13 that have legally mandated the instruction of Black history in grades K-12 in public schools. HB 198, passed in 2021, includes eight minimum content areas. One of these requires instruction on “…the history and culture of Black people prior to the African and Black Diaspora, including contributions to…art.”
SDARJ Executive Director Joseph Lawson and Vice President Maria Cordonnier recently had the privilege of meeting with Delaware’s Congresswoman Sarah McBride. A photo of the meeting was shared on Congresswoman McBride’s official website, reflecting her commitment to staying connected with the advocacy organizations working to advance equity and justice across the First State.
“Borrowed Labor,” a politically correct euphemism for slave labor, reaches back to the fourth to sixth centuries, when people became indentured servants, who were primarily poor Europeans, agreeing to pay off a debt, such as rent or taxes, over a specified term owed to a king. Such bondage continued over several generations into the New World colonies.
