• ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I didn’t learn about it until my political sociology course in college.

        On a side note, A Different Mirror: A History of Multiculturalism in America by Ronald Takaki is a really good book to read for more of these lesser known historical events that should really be known by everyone.

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        1 year ago

        I have a hard time chalking stuff like that up to pure propaganda or purposeful exclusion. I went to very conservative schools in very conservative states, and I still learned about a lot of “controversial” topics that come up in these conversations.

        I think a lot of it is people forgetting something they were taught in school. I’ve absolutely forgotten a hell of a lot.

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          1 year ago

          I’m guessing you either went to decent schools or took ap classes where they had to teach it.

          The normal history classes I took brushed past huge swathes of history, while the ap classes actually covered them quite well.