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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Via The Sacramento Bee, LZ Granderson reminds us that the Founders lied to themselves as well as others. He points out that

The only way to justify writing “all men are created equal” while maintaining an economic system that represented the antithesis of Montesquieu’s teachings (that slavery was wrong–ed.), was to tell future generations of Americans a fairy tale that people of color were savages without virtue – or even better, to convey that they didn’t even need to be acknowledged or considered.

He goes on to remind us that that lie persists–indeed, is being perpetuated–today. He argues persuasively that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to eradicate DEI is yet another attempt to (you will pardon the expression) whitewash America’s history.

Follow the link for more examples of the whitewashing.

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