Dana Milbank WaPo piece - verbatim excerpts from Virginia history textbook.

[underpants]

Glenn Youngkin’s No-Guilt History of Virginia for Fragile White People

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/01/racist-virginia-textbooks-history-youngkin/

I therefore present these verbatim excerpts from the textbook (“Virginia: History, Government, Geography” by Francis Butler Simkins and others), shared with me by Hamilton College historian Ty Seidule, author of “Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause.” Let’s call it “Glenn Youngkin’s No-Guilt History of Virginia for Fragile White People.”

“A feeling of strong affection existed between masters and slaves in a majority of Virginia homes. … It was to [the master’s] own interest to keep his slaves contented and in good health. If he treated them well, he could win their loyalty and cooperation. … The intelligent master found it profitable to discover and develop the talents and abilities of each slave. … The more progressive planters tried to promote loyalty and love of work by gifts and awards.”

“Many Negroes were taught to read and write. Many of them were allowed to meet in groups for preaching, for funerals, and for singing and dancing. They went visiting at night and sometimes owned guns. … Most of them were treated with kindness.”

“Life among the Negroes of Virginia in slavery times was generally happy. The Negroes went about in a cheerful manner making a living for themselves and for those for whom they worked. … They were not worried by the furious arguments going on between Northerners and Southerners over what should be done with them. … The negroes remained loyal to their white mistresses even after President Lincoln promised in his Emancipation Proclamation that the slaves would be freed.”

There you have it. Historically wrong and morally bankrupt — but for tender White minds, discomfort-free.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. This is the one for 7th grade Virginia history from 1957. It's the one I had. NT

[underpants]

3. This was a sweeter sugar coated version than I heard at home

My stepfather is quite the Lost Causer.

Slaves owning guns. that was specifically illegal in Virginia and other states. Teaching slaves to read or swim was illegal too.

[lark]

2. They never taught us this trash in NE FL.

We were told the true gritty horrible truth about slavery back in the late 50's - 60's. We white kids managed to survive with little problems about this and no one spoke up for the slave owners, not once. Much better days than what is going on now.

[Deuxcents]

4. These tender people

Would do well to see 12 Years A Slave but I’m sure they’d never make it thru it.

[whathehell]

5. To "tender white" Virginia minds, maybe

.I went to school during those years and was.never taught such crap from Slavery Apologists..Then again, I went to school in the North.

[MiniMe]

6. Don't most of the textbooks come from Texas?

[underpants]

9. This is before that

50’s into the 70’s

[BootinUp]

7. Nice fairy tale. Nt

[Blue_playwright]

8. Wow.

While there were maybe a Minuscule number of slaves and masters that had somewhat good relationships. But it was still a person owning another person.