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Originally Posted by Elspode
Try throwing a White Heritage Festival and see how far you get. Then call for a Caucasian History Month in all schools.
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Well, when I was growing up, pretty much every day was Caucasian History. The only African American figure I remember studying was George Washington Carver. Other than that, it was all dead European dudes, settlers and Indians (the phrase "Native American" hadn't been coined).
I learned about John Brown, Sojourner Truth, and W. E. B. DuBois on my own dime.
Of course, I also don't remember studying anything about Haym Solomon in public school, so it wasn't just African Americans who were left out.
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