In NEED of a History lesson
Betsy DeVos’ revisionism shows how quickly we’ve forgotten the racist history of US education
"If you keep erasing history, eventually people forget. Then, inevitably, the same history gets repeated."
"DeVos made no mention of our nation’s history of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, or the large-scale oppression of African Americans that made HBCUs a necessity in the first place. The backlash was, not surprisingly, swift. DeVos hurriedly clarified her comments, adding that HBCUs’ “history was born, not out of mere choice, but out of necessity, in the face of racism.”This backpedaling, while politically expedient, is far too little, too late."
"this official 2017 federal government press release celebrates legal segregation (!!!) on the grounds that the Jim Crow education system gave black students "more options,"
Some may think that DeVos is merely ignorant of US history. However, I think that this subtle rewriting of America’s shameful treatment of African Americans is purposeful. If you keep erasing history, eventually people forget. Then, inevitably, the same history gets repeated."
See these 2 sites to start seeing the full story:
https://qz.com/922959/betsy-devos-hbcus-historical-revisionism-shows-how-quickly-weve-forgotten-the-racist-history-of-us-education/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/02/28/betsy_devos_press_release_praises_segregated_jim_crow_education_system.html
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