How an Enslaved Blacksmith Had to Enslave His Own Family to Win Their Freedom
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyMost historians were appalled when the Florida Board of Education adopted new standards for the state’s African American History curriculum, including instruction on “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, thought it was just fine. “They’re probably going to show that some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing