@[email protected] to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml • 9 months agoOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square184fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down151cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.2Karrow-down1imageOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.social@[email protected] to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml • 9 months agomessage-square184fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink20•8 months agoWhy wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•8 months agoYou were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•8 months agoUgh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaflinkfedilink1•8 months agoShit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.
Why wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?
You were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.
Ugh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.
Shit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.