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By Caleb WilsonJanuary 19, 2026 Education It Is America’s Original Sin. So Why Haven’t the Nation’s Schools Done a Better Job of Teaching About Slavery? Despite broad acknowledgment of slavery as America’s original sin, many U.S. schools still treat it superficially, raising questions about curriculum gaps, politics and historical denial