1. The Tulsa massacre has definitely been undersold in standard US history teaching. In fact, we tend to spend too little attention on the domestic side of the whole tumultuous period from 1917-25, in favor of focus on WWI, the League of Nations & the 14 Points.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
This is a refreshing break from the current GOP effort to prevent teaching of our country's past transgressions.
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Replying to @CBoTheEggman @baseballcrank
Nobody is trying to prevent the teaching of the Tulsa Massacre.
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For the last couple years, Mitch McConnell has been complaining quite vocally about schools teaching about events like that.https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/05/mitch-mcconnell-dont-teach-our-kids-that-america-is-racist …
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Lol the 1619 project is ahistorical and not fact based. It's good McConnell is attempting to stop it from being taught in schools.https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/1619-project-top-historians-criticize-new-york-times-slavery-feature/ …
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Teaching 1619 is preferring agitprop to events.
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