For all you former high school students/ current or graduated college students, you understand the dynamics of a history classroom.
Some are interested, some aren't.
But for those lovers of history or knowledge in general, how would you feel if someone told you everything that you've learned about your history was a lie. From inception to deception, nothing was told the way it actually happened.
For Black Americans, this is the story of their lives. If you weren't blessed enough to grow up in a family where oral history is strong, all you are left to rely on is an education birthed of a system that has set out to lie.
But then again, why would the oppressors seek to properly educate the oppressed?
LUCKILY I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE A FAMILY THAT WAS STERN ABOUT KNOWING WHERE I COME FROM. A MOTHER THAT WORKS AT THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE AND A FATHER THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE SCHOOL OF EXTRA HARD ROUGH KNOCKS, JASPER, ALABAMA. I WAS RAISED TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ALL A LIE. BUT THE PROBLEM USUALLY LIES IN THE UPBRINGING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RAISED TO THINK THAT THE SUPERFICIAL WORLD THAT IS SPOON FED TO THEM ALL GLITTERY AND GOLDEN IS WHAT'S RIGHT. IT TAKES THAT THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO REALLY GET THE INFO THAT MATTERS... THE TRUTH...
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