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SC bill would prevent teaching about slave owners, 'including George Washington'
2 monthes ago | By WGN TV
YORK COUNTY, S.C. - School lessons on slavery are taught nationwide in classrooms, but one South Carolina legislator has proposed a bill that could change that.
State Rep. Jermaine L. Johnson , , wants to ban educators from teaching about slave owners in schools across the Palmetto state. He says he's just trying to make a point.
"Anybody that's a slave owner, that includes George Washington, was a slave owner," said Johnson. "That includes Thomas Jefferson. He was a slave owner. That includes Christopher Columbus. All these people that they hail as their heroes, the Founding Fathers, you...
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