At least 250 enslaved people's uprisings have been documented, yet in all my time attending public school, college, or teaching students, the topic has never come up, and I can't help but see this omission as a continuation of the enslavers' mission to portray Black people as naturally subservient, and to consider the chattel slavery system as a natural institution. Failing to teach students about enslaved people's uprisings paints a false picture of the Black res…
Dr. Allison Wiltz