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Old 12-22-2005, 12:36 PM
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Originally posted by omegamcgee
I have thought for a long time that having black history month was not really productive. We don't have white history month, and it just kind of seems to me that this whole thing just propagates racism. Thinking about people in terms of black and white, and even devoting an entire month to the history of one, is detrimental to equal rights and the end of racism.
I don't think you can compare black history month to white history month.

Question: if thinking about people in terms of "black and white" is "detrimental to equal rights and the end of racism," what would be beneficial to equal rights and the end of racism?
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