What is sad is that I have learned to not trust the history that is taught in classic textbooks in our elementary and secondary schools. The US has a sadistic and insidious way of identifying privilege and using it to continue to perpetuate racism, discrimination, bias and hate. I'm challenging myself and am proud of the knowledge I've gained. Now, where to go from here? That's the ongoing challenge.
@Celia Deleon This is an ongoing learning process, we need to keep educating ourselves to educate others. Understanding and acknowledging that we don't know everything is the first step. Hang in there.
My grandchildren are 10 and 13, and I worry that they are still getting the tired old stories and not the real stories. I think an important start is to rewrite all the history books.