According to a CNN report on July 2, a draft textbook for second graders in Texas in the United States included the term "involuntary relocation" instead of "slavery." This sparked heated debate on social media, with some criticizing that "this is similar to denying the Holocaust

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According to CNN reported on July 2, the draft of the second-grade textbook in Texas, USA, appeared to replace "slavery" with "involuntary relocation", which caused intense heated discussion on social media. During the debate, some criticized it as "similar to denying the Holocaust" and "whitewashing history."

Classroom Scene (Source: Washington Post )

Aisha Davis, a Democratic member of the Texas Education Committee, said: "We received a 24-page document. Among the working group's recommendations for second-grade textbooks, I It was found that they suggested using the term 'involuntary relocation' in place of 'slavery'."

The draft curriculum describes the American colonial slave trade as the "involuntary relocation" of African peoples, and the voluntary movement of people from Ireland to the United States. Immigration comparison.

reported that if the proposal is passed, students in more than 39,000 Texas schools will be affected.

According to the "Washington Post" report, Davis immediately questioned after the review, "The Irish journey is completely different from the slave trade." She said that any comparison "will distort a lot of things in young children's minds," so The comparison is absolutely unfair.

The incident sparked outrage on social media. Houston Former Police Chief Acevedo called it a "whitewashing of history" and said "people who deny slavery are just as dangerous as those who deny the Holocaust."

Davis believes that this recommendation of the working group may have been influenced by Bill 3 enacted by the US Senate last year. Davis described the law as an "anti-critical race theory bill," which explicitly states that "critical race speech" that makes students uncomfortable cannot be included in textbooks.

Proposed changes to depictions of slavery have been rejected by the state Board of Education. State Board of Education Chairman Kevin Ellis said the board "voted unanimously to send the recommendation back for revision."

The Texas Board of Education responded to the issue of textbook revisions Twitter

Ellis reiterated that students will learn the true history of slavery and that the term "involuntary relocation" does not "paint a clear and complete picture of enslaved African people."

The group that made the recommendation is made up of nine education experts who study the social studies curriculum and provide recommendations to the Texas board. According to a list on the educational institution's website, the nine include teachers, social studies experts and university professors.

The United Nations introduces that from the 16th century to the 19th century, 17 million slaves were trafficked from Africa to the Americas and Europe. During the months-long journey, groups of black people were shackled together. Even if they survived, they were waiting for them. It is also cruel and dark work. The transatlantic slave trade lasted for 400 years and was the worst human rights violation in human history.

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