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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
She doesn't have a point. Cultural pride develops out of something significant that a people has experienced. Whites may have had that during times like the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, but where do you see it today?
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I should have made myself more clear. She was referring to celebrating struggles of their ancestors from their invididual European cultures and all the different countries they came from--not just the white Americans who sat around enslaving people. That was what I found a valid point.
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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
Oh well so much for knowing one's history... Too many of our elders and responsible parents have died. Know thyself and move forward.
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Was that a general statement or are you actually implying that I don't know my own history?