Last Week Tonight - Teaching American History

Aug 03, 2020 08:16

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In light of the protests around George Floyd and Trump's attempt to hold his Tulsa campaign rally on Juneteenth, Last Week Tonight looks at how the ways teaching American history in schools has purposely sugar-coated if not purposely misled students on its more pernicious aspects, particularly slavery and institutional racism.

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American ONTDers, what's some shocking things about American history you didn't learn in school?

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