The governor of Florida wants the children of that state to learn that the enslaved, in some cases, benefited from slavery. He cited black smithery. An enslaved black man might be taught how to be a blacksmith. That would make him more valuable, and he might get better shoes and socks from his owner. Or he might be freed in a civil war (750,000 dead) and have a trade that would support him.
One potential problem with that argument is the trade-off. Suppose you approach a free man, a grounds maintenance worker, and offer to send him to college where he can learn engineering, bettering himself.
In return all he'd have to do is agree to be a slave and agree that his children could be sold to cotton growers in Mississippi.
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