What better place to kick around gas-lighting ideas than the Maryland shore. Dinner at Flamante would follow of course.

Jane and Dick’s clients were school district administrators from the Old South.

“You can sanitize your textbooks all you want but your can’t totally erase the history of slavery. There are photos of slaves all over social media,” Jane pointed out during their first text chat.

”When your students visit the Lincoln Memorial,” Dick added, “don’t let them read his inaugural address. He presents slavery in such a bad light.”

“What you need is a catchy meme!” Jane said.

“Like slaves got free rent! And fresh air and exercise! And they sang gospel classics all day long.”

“Don’t worry about credibility. “ Dick told them. The more you repeat a meme, the truer it sounds.”

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