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To: tejek who wrote (567363)5/21/2010 10:31:38 AM
From: i-node  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1577883
 
>>> Texas Board Of Education Tried To Keep Word 'Slave' Out Of 'Slave Trade'

The evil past of slavery should, of course, not be forgotten. And it will never be.

At the same time, as a southerner who had nothing to do with slavery, it gets a little old having it thrown up in our faces on a daily basis as though we were the perpetrators.

The truth about slavery should be told. Did Texas ban Frederick Douglas' "Narrative" (probably the best all-round account of slavery in existence)?

You have to have some rational way to counter works of fiction like Zinn's "People's History...". School must teach about the slave trade but should not further the fictionalized accounts that are so predominant amongst the leftwingers.



To: tejek who wrote (567363)5/21/2010 12:34:34 PM
From: one_less1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577883
 
"Its really frustrating because TX and CA determine what books kids use going to school."

The curriculum and content of curriculum is under the direct control of local school boards in America. The Federal, State, and Local governments have some influence due to tax and funding structures. You want more local control? You wont get it with excessively big government.

I bet your balloon animals suck too...