Tag: Scholastic Pulls Children’s Book About George Washington And His Slaves After Outcry

White folks are so insensitive; REALLY don’t understand that Slavery WAS NOT cakes, pies; roses. Slaves were NOT HAPPY, singing and dancing. I know one thing the slaves was NOT smiling when massa came to RAPE the slave woman, beat the slave men if they ran. WHITE FOLKS ALWAYS WANT TO SUGARCOAT THE TRUTH!  But #itdontmatter case #blacklivesdontmatter

NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history.

“A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was released Jan. 5 and had been strongly criticized for its upbeat images and story of Washington’s cook, the slave Hercules and his daughter, Delia. Its withdrawal was announced Sunday.

“While we have great respect for the integrity and scholarship of the author, illustrator and editor, we believe that, without more historical background on the evils of slavery than this book for younger children can provide, the book may give a false impression of the reality of the lives of slaves and therefore should be withdrawn,” the children’s publisher said in a statement released to the AP.

The book, which depicts Hercules and Delia preparing a cake for Washington, has received more than 100 one-star reviews on Amazon.com. As of…

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