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Claim: The most meaningful learning today for me was the poem by Clint Smith.
Evidence: For example, when we talk about the founding fathers we talk about the Declaration of Independence but we don't talk about the slaves involved in their lives, being put in unjust circumstances.
Reasoning: This matters because this leaves us ignorant in a way. These public figures are portrayed in a biased light, that doesn't account for the slavery and scandals happening.

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Claim: America has tried to hide what we should know about black history
Evidence: They teach that Jefferson was a founding father, but not that he owned slaves.
Reasoning: It matters because all of this just stopped not to long ago and we still have some people out here that think slaves should be allowed.

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Claim: The most significant learning to me today was the poem by Clint smith
Evidence: When Clint Smith said this is his poem " We only know one side of the story and I'm going after the writer"
Reasoning: He is trying to say that people only know one part of the story of slavery and black people's journey to freedom and all the stuff they had to go through and people downgrade that because they don't know the whole story.

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Claim: The most significant learning to me today is the poem by Clint  Smith
Evidence: The foundation of the U.S Presidency started with people who wanted everyone to see great in the future of our nation but didn't want to talk about the slaves they had.
Reasoning :All these important U.S. figures are fighting for justice and freedom and being praised for fighting for what right ,but aren't fighting for justice and freedom with people a different skin color.

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the most significant thing about these videos are that black people built this country and people don't realize it and find it shocking.
Both Clint and Nikole made it obvious how black people were used yet made this entire country.

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Claim: 1619 is as important to the American story as 1776.
Evidence: The both show that nothing was left untouched.
Reasoning: Institution of slavery still impacts modern Americans.

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Claim: Clint Smith's poem reveals the sides of big-name figures that are not talked about often enough.
Evidence: "When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don’t forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life."
Reasoning: This quote helps show that founding fathers are often praised for what they did but no one mentions the dark sides to those people.

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Claim: America has tried to hide what we should know about black history
Evidence: They teach that Jefferson was a founding father, but not that he owned slaves.
Reasoning: They shouldn't hide stuff that happened in the country, so that we can learn about that stuff grow from it.

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Claim: Nichole's video meant something to me.

Evidence: When she said the first slaves were sold in 1619 that is crazy because it was happening for so long.

Reasoning: It matters because all of this just stopped not to long ago and we still have some people out here that think slaves should be allowed.

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Claim: The most significant learning to me today was that he talked about how these people that were ideals or seen as heroes didn’t tell the whole truth about how America was built and what they were doing that didn’t actually benefit everyone.

Evidence: For example in the first video they talked how America was built these lies that didn't benefit everyone only certain groups.

Reasoning: This matters/Others should know about this because many people think that these things are lies and that these presidents were perfect and America has no issues. For example Nickole Hannah-Jones said that people say slavery was a long time ago get rid of it she said one reason the war started was to safe slavery and people are very shocked by that. Project argues that the country wouldn’t exist without slavery and black people.

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Micah-The most significant learning to me today is the poem E- I like how they were wording about Andrew Jackson and how powerful and important it is. He delivered the message very good and it touched a lot of people. 

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Micah-The most significant learning to me today is the poem E- I like how they were wording about Andrew Jackson and how powerful and important it is. He delivered the message very good and it touched a lot of people. 

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America is built on slavery and we choose to ignore that this country is built on black trauma. The men we celebrate and praise for building Americas foundation were explicit in oppressing the black community and contributing to slavery and other crimes against the community.

Evidence:
Clint Smith mentions major white figures in history including the founding fathers and states their betrayal and crime against the community. Questioning basically all they stand for considered heroes and role models.

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It makes me think about all we stand for as a nation we are the land of the free but forget about the atrocities we've committed against brothers and sisters and we continue without even blinking an eye. Why are these men still kept in light, why are they still seen as heroes, why are black lives still being questioned? Black voices need to stop being silenced.

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Claim: The most meaningful learning to me is that racism is covered up in this country.
Evidence: This was exampled when Clint said oppression may be erased from textbooks doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Also, as the fireworks for independence went off remember where we were watching.
Reasoning: This should reach those because it is critical to understand how racism and history are covered up in this country in general. It's because it's from the perspective of those upholding the oppression. And also how that an abundance of freedoms and liberties we were taught about were excluded black people and a lot of other marginalized groups of people.

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Claim- The most significant learning to me today was how Clint Smith was regarding more about how the amount of lives and African Americans that have been used for only their structure but wouldn't be looked at or considered a human. He talks about the history and the problems that Africa American's had to face how they were used as a tool for example to fight in the wars and more.
Evidence- For example "How many brown bodies do you have to bull-dose before you can call it progress..."
Reasoning- This matter the most/ and why others should know about this is because this just shows how the word "Progress" doesn't mean anything you can call it progress but when will we actually see it.

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I think the second video we watched was most influential to me because she says that America wouldn't be around without black people which i completely agree with and i think that fact needs to be addressed more often.
I think that fact is true because if you look at history America relied on slavery for about a third of its time being founded. America has done many accomplishments that would never have been completed without the profit off of the back and unpaid labor of slaves back then and that needs to be addressed more often in my opinion.

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The most significant learning is that this country would not be what is is today if it weren't for slavery and black people themselves. In the second video she talked about how slavery had help to shape this country to what it is, and how black people played a big roll in history in general. Some much created is given to the white people, and not enough is given to those who actually did something to improve the world that we live in today.

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Clint Smith's poem delivery was definitely a standout of the videos. I thought his wording and rhyme around Washington and Andrew Jackson was very powerful and important. His delivery was almost syncopated and flowed between ideas very well which I thought was an important touch.

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C- Clint Smith's poem really stood out to me.
E- I liked when he called out the founding fathers of the Nation.
R-This is because a lot of people don't like to acknowledge the bad side of them simply because they are responsible for the founding of the US, when in reality they were not good people at all.

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Claim: We only hear one side of the story
Evidence: A lot of what we learn in class and throughout is mostly about Columbus and how he discovered america, how the USA was founded, how the declaration was written, but never about the Native Americans who lost their lives or the slaves that built the nation and how unreal the declaration was. Also the Colonies wanted to rebel and make the USA because they wanted to keep slaves.
Reasoning:The fact that we only learn about the 'white' side of history and how it is made to look great is crazy, especially considering what actually happened. The side we hear and learn about also is prejudiced against the people who actually did the work (people of color) because they do not get any credit and not much has changed.

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Claim: The most significant learning I got from today was the poem by Clint Smith. Evidence: This was the most significant learning for me because I wasn't aware that some of our country's most famous presidents of our history were also slave owners such as George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, etc.
Reasoning: For so long, our country had praised these presidents for all of the good they did, and because of that, it overlooked the secrets that these presidents were covering up, such as the fact that they themselves owned slaves as well.

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claim: The most significant learning to me was when Clint Smith said that sometimes you should read the writer before you read his work
Evidence: Clint talks about the history and he explains all of what was not viewed and goes on to say everything people should realize.
Reasoning: we all have to see and understand how even though many laws and fair rules were writen and made what we live in today were still during times were people were still getting treated poorly because of the skin color and was not done anything to help even back then.

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C:The most significant learning to me today was how all of these presidents who are talked about in history books they never talk about all the damage they caused black people they only talk about their good sides.E:Clint Smith says 'when you put your hand on the bible swearing to protect this country we know who you were talking about'R: meaning the presidents were swearing to only protect white people i think people should know this because it shows how the even the people you think helped this country in reality they were the reason our country was so messed up and i mean it still is to this day and it needs to stop but because of the stereotypes we have and all those things its hard for things to change.

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Claim: Clint Smith's video was the most influential to me today.
Evidence: Smith mentions how history is taught from the side of the winner, and how it results in gaps in knowledge of our idols, specifically the founding fathers.
Reasoning: Understanding where we've come from is important for understanding where we can go; history books gloss over the flaws in our idols. Many founding fathers owned slaves, and made efforts to ensure the oppression of african-americans, despite our image of them as bastions of freedom.

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Claim: clint smith video was significant
Evidence:The fact that he talked about the various different things we don't pay attention to but are what happened,and are still going on till this day
he talked about the ways this things have been covered for example how Liberia was named like that because of liberation