Glaring Examples Of How U.S. History Classes Are Whitewashed

Glaring Examples Of How U.S. History Classes Are Whitewashed

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While banning critical race theory is certainly a dangerous new precedent, the truth is, schools have always censored the history of race in America. Here are several glaring examples of how U.S. history classes are whitewashed.

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Textbooks Have A “Tucker’s Book Club” Sticker On The Front

Textbooks Have A “Tucker’s Book Club” Sticker On The Front

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A bronze sticker signifying your textbook was a Tucker Carlson pick is a dead giveaway that you didn’t get the whole picture of American history.

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Robert E. Lee Set World Dead-Lift Record That Stands To This Day

Robert E. Lee Set World Dead-Lift Record That Stands To This Day

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Declaring that the Southern general dead-lifted a whopping 1,161 pounds is one of the many ways some school districts romanticize the Confederacy.

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It Is Widely Taught That Slavery Occurred Between 8:45 a.m. And 1:30 p.m. On Aug. 19, 1742, And Then Martin Luther King Jr. Showed Up And Said, “Hey, Don’t Do That.”

It Is Widely Taught That Slavery Occurred Between 8:45 a.m. And 1:30 p.m. On Aug. 19, 1742, And Then Martin Luther King Jr. Showed Up And Said, “Hey, Don’t Do That.”

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And that was that.

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Fails To Recognize The Existence Of Barack Obama

Fails To Recognize The Existence Of Barack Obama

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Most textbooks in American schools don’t even mention our first Black president. Oh, this was published in 2001? Well, all right then, but that seems like its own problem.

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Minimizing Inspectah Deck’s Contributions To Wu-Tang Clan

Minimizing Inspectah Deck’s Contributions To Wu-Tang Clan

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While not as high profile as Method Man or Ghostface Killa, Deck contributed a lyrical dexterity that is a crucial part of Wu-Tang’s biggest hits and their overall ethos.

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Pages 105–117 Missing From Chapter On Civil War

Pages 105–117 Missing From Chapter On Civil War

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Taxation without representation…yeah, sure.

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Tulsa Race Massacre Only Referred To As “That Episode Of Watchmen

Tulsa Race Massacre Only Referred To As “That Episode Of Watchmen

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If schools really expect to teach an open and honest history of race in America, it’s unrealistic to assume every student has an HBO subscription.

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Pocahontas And John Smith Falling In Love

Pocahontas And John Smith Falling In Love

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Although the Disney movie makes it seem as if they were a dream couple, in reality, Pocahontas only saw John Smith as a friend, and it would’ve been totally weird if they’d hooked up.

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Slaves Received College Credit

Slaves Received College Credit

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​Revisionist curricula sugarcoat slavery by suggesting bondage counted toward a bachelor’s degree.

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Founding Fathers Depicted As Rappers

Founding Fathers Depicted As Rappers

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The historical consensus is that only John Jay, the first chief justice, had bars.

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FDR Vacationed In Japanese Internment Camps

FDR Vacationed In Japanese Internment Camps

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How bad could they be if the president and first lady spent several weeks each year getting some much-needed R&R in the barracks?

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Teaching That The American Civil War Was Between Canada And Cuba

Teaching That The American Civil War Was Between Canada And Cuba

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While this modified lesson plan sneakily leaves out slavery, it also leaves out anything American.

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Schools Placing History Teachers Behind Paywalls

Schools Placing History Teachers Behind Paywalls

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Despite conservatives’ hatred of paywalls, they’ll make an exception when it comes to charging $9 a month for history class.

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Zero Theories About JFK Being Assassinated By Black Americans

Zero Theories About JFK Being Assassinated By Black Americans

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Why is it always a white second shooter or a white CIA agent?

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Omitting John Appleseed’s Cross-Country Killing Spree

Omitting John Appleseed’s Cross-Country Killing Spree

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In addition to planting apple trees throughout new territories, Appleseed also brutally decapitated more than 50 Freemasons during his travels.

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Second Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

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Most history books focus on the signing of the Declaration of Independence but neglect to mention the dog fights that were the main point of its convening.

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Wright Brothers Were Actually Training To Participate In 9/11 Attacks

Wright Brothers Were Actually Training To Participate In 9/11 Attacks

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The dark purpose of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s historic flight at Kitty Hawk is conveniently omitted.

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There Aren’t Actually 50 States

There Aren’t Actually 50 States

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Sure, 50 sounds like a nice, round number, but have you ever actually counted the states on a map? Go try it right now and see how they’ve lied to you.

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