Well, at least they have sufficient self awareness to understand they should be shameful about it but it’s still wrong to deny it by writing it out of history. And anyhow, how the hell are they going to explain how the economy survived? Are we not to believe all these slaves were paid minimum wage ferchrissakes!!
The Japanese have been pounded by all the Allies (USA included) for denying their atrocities in WW11 as are the “Holocaust deniers”. The USA Staes should own up and apologise, not attempt to cover it up. Has there ever been any official apology, I wonder?
Demand To Remove All References To Slavery Or Genocide
In other words, the request is to remove all references to slavery or genocide from American history textbooks, so as not to besmirch the reputation and standing of the Founding Fathers.
This sounds similar to moves made in other states, notably Texas.
The Texas Textbook War
As I wrote here, last March the Texas Board of Education approved a social studies curriculum for its textbooks that puts a conservative stamp on history and economics, stresses the superiority of American capitalism, questions the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a separation of church and state, emphasizes the role of Christianity in the nation’s founding, and generally presents Republican political philosophies in a positive light.
This a dangerous trend, and needs to be stopped.
Teaching should not be about presenting children with a biased viewpoint and not allowing them to question it. For me, the joy of teaching lies in giving my students all the available information and letting them make up their own minds about what they think is right.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/tenn-tea-party-demands-slavery-removed-from-textbooks.html#ixzz1kLH3aaVn
(Source: gillionaire, via disgustinghuman)
