'Whitewashing history': State GOP reps seek to ban lessons on systemic racism

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'We can't just scapegoat or whitewash history so those white Americans now don't have to feel the repercussions of 400 plus years of enslavement and what that's done to a disadvantaged population,' Tennessee state Rep. London Lamar says. ​

 

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If you make such statements get the facts right. 1619 1st slave ship arrived. In 1865 slavery was abolished. That makes 246 years of slavery not 400.

This is so stupid. The GOP's new slogan should be MakeAmericaIgnorantAgain

I learned about slavery when I was in school, but I don't feel the repercussions of it, I have my white privilege to protect me. Also, stop being victims.

What garbage. All though not perfect this country has continued improve decade after decade. The vast majority of people are working for a more perfect union despite people like Rep Lamar and msm.

Whitewashing is & always has been a permanent condition Awesome teachers, good friends, great parents & improbable accidents have been the best bets to escape our whitewashed history We must do better but sadly, the pursuit of doing worse has a lot of momentum .

Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. It's time to let it go.

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