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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 143 Print image (37K) |
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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 143 Print image (37K) |
| 134 Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. The conference serves a unique audience, children, and provides them with opportunities to develop into culturally sensitive members of a diverse society. The conference goals include a) becoming aware of stereotyping and its effects and b) discussing experiences and feelings about race and race relations. Clearly, the most pronounced legacy of slavery is the pervasive racism that permeates all aspects of modern culture. I have not seen a more effective program than this one for involving children in the important dialogue about race and racism. [Excerpt from Written Submission of Dr. Charles M. Christian, University of Maryland College Park] African Americans continue to suffer from the legacies of slavery and racial discrimination. This suffering includes the lack of education which stems from state legislation which prohibited enslaved Africans and even free Blacks from gaining education. This legacy continues as African Americans find doors blocked to educational institutions. Affirmative action programs that once sought to redress past discrimination have been dismantled and |