Time Traveler Erases Slavery From History; Student Asks What It Was
SLAVERY ERASED FROM HISTORY by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Whamond 2025 time-travel strip shows a wild-haired scientist announcing he traveled back and erased all references to slavery from the historical record. His young companion responds: What is slavery? The strip targets Trump-era DEI rollbacks, Smithsonian content removals, and school curriculum changes that removed Black history.

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Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.
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