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Originally posted by enlightenment06
The youth of our country especially need to know what has come before them. They need to know of the Denmark Vessey rebellion, or how Liberia was founded, about Dred Scott, about the genocidal mental deciamtion of a group of people. How can we possibly talk about issues today such as Affirmative Action if we don't even know what Affirmative Action is supposed to fix.
One thing people need to know about slavery is that it wasn't just a Southern practice, that Brown University was built with blood money of slaves, that Aetna Insurance corporation ensured slaves, that there were riots in New York City were mobs of poor whites lynched blacks during the Civil War.
States such as Maine, Missouri, and Kansas were forged out of the debate over slavery. The University of Alabama article and the responses are pure examples of how we as a country, of all races, have never faced our country's legacy. The strides that the University of Alambama is taking (or at least the recommendations) are highly commendable- not beacuse it's going above and beyond the call of duty, but because it's the right thing to do.
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Well there are tons of books in the librairies on these topics..so if the children are interested...I'm sure they could check them out. I think we are past the point where we can rely on the public school system to teach our children this type of thing..yes African Americans contributed to the building of this country..and maybe black history month can be revamped to show more of our history...but beyond that..I do not think anything else is necessary...at least from the schools..