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Are you concerned about children "feeling guilty" from learning history?

Asked by Demosthenes (14934points) January 14th, 2022

The main conflict over “critical race theory” seems to be that teaching the history of slavery, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights, will lead to white people as a whole being blamed for America’s ills and thus white children will feel guilt when they learn such things. It’s led to books like Toni Morrison’s Beloved or even a non-fiction book on Rosa Parks being banned from schools.

How were you taught the history of slavery and racism in the United States? If you are white, were you made to feel guilty about it? Are you concerned about your kids feeling guilty as well?

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