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To: i-node who wrote (567365)	5/21/2010 10:38:44 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578124

yeah like teaching about the distribution of slaves Distribution of slaves (1519–1867)[62] Destination Percentage Portuguese America 38.5% British America (minus North America) 18.4% Spanish Empire 17.5% French Americas 13.6% British North America 6.45% English Americas 3.25% Dutch West Indies 2.0% Danish West Indies 0.3%

To: i-node who wrote (567365)	5/21/2010 2:19:48 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578124

You people are just the nicest, sweetest bunch.....so long as you don't turn your backs. Disgusting! IN-03: Holier-than-thou trumps collegiality in Souder's downfall Wow, to quote the crew at SSP, this is some stone cold shit. Apparently, the architect of the downfall of recently resigned and disgraced Rep. Mark Souder was none other than his GOP colleague, Mike Pence (R-IN). Pence has essentially taken credit, saying that he dropped the dime on his philandering colleague to the House Ethics committee.

To: i-node who wrote (567365)	5/21/2010 2:22:04 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578124

>> 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. Oh cry me a river.....its part of history and needs to be taught accordingly. When will you people ever learn? You haven't so far. 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. Inode, this is just one of several questionable positions taken by the Board. They are a disgrace to education and to this country.