Should Schools Teach Children About The Slave Trade?

Question

Considering all our ancestors hands are dripping from the blood of slaves and that this country was built on it I think it is an excellent idea. I'd also hope that it helps eradicate much ignorance and intolerance of black people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7582004.stm

Answer 1

yes, but i don't think it will really help some people to tolerate Afican people. Those that don't tolerate African people don't seem to know of the hero's and heroine's of Africa. How many people know of the women warrior that kept the Roman army out of what is Sudan. Or the women warriors that battled the British army for forty years. Things the are not thought in schools is the notable things that Africa has given. How many have gone to the British Muesuem and looked at the Benin Bronzes. Nor read up on the Queen that controlled an area equal to the Size of the Roman Empire a thousand years before.  

Answer 2

Absolutely.  Nothing should be swept under the carpet or dressed up to look better.  Only then can people make informed choices and form balanced opinions.

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

Your ancestors may have been slave traders mine had f all do with it. In fact your ignorance is unbelievable do you not understand the British people were also slaves work houses sent down pits as children. This left wing fake history makes me sick you need to learn to read more and if your that concerned about the global elites why do you push for there global socialism.

Answer 5

why not

they should also be told that it was happening long long before the europeans got involved

the shame of britain is that it escalated the trade to massive proportions but they didn't invent it  

Answer 6

definitely.

Answer 7

I think it's a great idea, as long as kids are also reminded where Black people would be today, if it wasn't for slavery. Also that it wasn't JUST Black people who were subject to it!!!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/emp...

It may interest you to know that only 3% of the British population had any involvement in slavery, so I doubt  "ALL our ancesters hands are dripping in blood"

For the love of God, it's history, let it drop!!!