excalibur
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Oh, the civil war was discussed. But other than discussing the cause of the civil war, discussions were about the war.
Not slavery.
Slavery was glossed over and white washed. Its brutality and tyranny softened and muted.
It shouldn't be. Its our history. I'd advocated at least several weeks into the practices of slavery, the tyranny of it, the impact it had on individuals, the white supremacy that fed it, the economies that were based on it, and the human toll. The cultures and languages that were surpressed.
I wouldn't try and soften it just because it makes it harder to lionize the founders.
I'd also do deep, deep dives into all the oppressive laws that followed to subjugate former slaves and their descendants. Not just bare mentions, but meaningful exploration of the impact of redlining, poll taxes, the KKK and similar terrorist organizations, segregation, bans on interracial marriage, and our nation's history of racism.
And how that racism still lingers today, still impacts the lives of the descendants of slaves. For fuck's sake, it wasn't until 1996 that a majority of Americans thought that interrracial marriage should even be LEGAL.
What conservatives want is the most trivial review of slavery, anything more than a 'technical acknowledgement' of centuries of brutality being CRT, and thus forbidden to even mention.
I disagree. The conservative obsession with white washing our nation's history of slavery, racism and white supremacy is anti-American. Not teaching our history.
You are a very sad person who wants to dwell on something that was NOT unique to America.
Following your logic, these courses would need to stress that the Democratic Party was the Party of slavery, the Civil War/rebellion, Jim Crow, and the KKK (the paramilitary arm of the Democratic Party).
And it would need to stress how Africans were central to the slave trade and how slavery existed long before America, was normal in much of the world, was rampant among natives in the New World, and wasn't unique let alone invented in America. And how it still exists in numerous places.
Enjoy your guilt trip though.