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> You learned about Helen Keller instead of W.E.B. DuBois
> You learned about the Watts and L.A. Riots, but not Tulsa or Wilmington.
> You learned that George Washington’s dentures were made from wood, rather than the teeth from slaves.
> You learned about black ghettos, but not about Black Wall Street.
More: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213622838
It's truly insidious how systematic this is in our lives.
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> You learned about Helen Keller instead of W.E.B. DuBois
> You learned about the Watts and L.A. Riots, but not Tulsa or Wilmington.
> You learned that George Washington’s dentures were made from wood, rather than the teeth from slaves.
> You learned about black ghettos, but not about Black Wall Street.
More: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213622838
It's truly insidious how systematic this is in our lives.