((PKG))  SLAVERY KIDS  
((Banner:  Children of Hampton)) 
((Reporter/Camera:  Deepak Dobhal)) 
((Map:  Hampton, Virginia)) 
 
((Kearstin, Student, Third Grade))  
So many statues were slave owners when it was such a horrible 
thing to have slavery.  So, my thing is, why?  That's my question, 
why?  That's, that's my question, why?  
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((NATS)) 
((Robin Hunt-Crenshaw, Principal, George P. Phenix School))  
We are approximately 11 miles [18 km] away from Fort Monroe, 
where the first African-Americans arrived approximately 400 years 
ago.  I am Robin Hunt-Crenshaw, the principal here at George P. 
Phenix Pre-K through 8 school.  The school is predominantly 
African-American.  Today, I will be meeting with 3rd and 4th grade 
students to discuss the issues of slavery, what they know about 
slavery.   
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((Kearstin, Student, Third Grade))  
We need to learn about slavery because in the upcoming 
generations, we can't all just believe that this country was always 
different races combined together.  We have to know what our 
history was.  There was land being taken from different races 
because they were that race, and I don't feel like any of that is 
right because we're all human beings.   
((Jeremiah, Student, Fourth Grade))  
Now weÕre allowed to do stuff that we couldnÕt do before.   We 
have to know, this is why we're free and this is why we can do 
this. 
((Dion, Student, Student, Fourth Grade))  
Some people say it was nice back then, but it wasn't always nice.   
((Gabriella, Student, Third Grade))  
Almost two years ago, in Charlottesville, Virginia, there was 
people in their cars who was running over people.  Me and my 
family took a trip, and while we were on our way, we were driving 
in Charlottesville and we had to be very careful.  
((Dion, Student, Fourth Grade))  
IÕve seen on the news where a black man was trying to ask for 
directions, and he knocked on a white personÕs house.  The 
husband, he went and got the gun and chased the black man off.   
So, I thought that might have been, well, was it because he was 
black?  Or did they think he was trying to, like, steal something?  
And I thought it was really mean.  
((London, Student, Third Grade))  
People don't like it and some people want to treat other people 
unfairly still after all that's happened.  
((Caleb, Student, Fourth Grade))  
People just don't get treated the way that they deserve.  They just 
get treated very wrong.  
((Dion, Student, Fourth Grade))  
Sometimes people think that is still right to keep people 
separated.  It's like, itÕs happening again, and people are starting, 
working it up again.  
((Jeremiah, Student, Fourth Grade))  
Black males and females that are getting shot.  People are losing 
their lives and they haven't done anything.  So, I think we can 
improve that.  
((Kearstin, Student, Third Grade))  
Like he said, people are, innocent people are getting shot for no 
reason.  We could change that.  There's a whole lot more to be 
improved.  We, we as Americans have to be united.   
((Gabriella, Student, Third Grade))  
We live in the United States.  United means that we're all in this 
together, but people arenÕt getting treated fairly because people 
are not doing the right thing, and we should all do the right thing 
because we're in this together.  
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