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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Never forget? In some states it's downright illegal to teach kids that complex, sophisticated and civilized societies existed here before white people showed up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I've been reading 1491 by Charles C Mann and telling my 14yo a lot of what I've been learning, it's a fascinating book. We live in the rural southern Appalachians and I know for damn sure those teachers aren't including nuance with their history.