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[–] 7 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

You're very correct, but that's not the point I was trying to make.

Also schools definitely cover Malcom X and the Black Panthers just as much as MLK Jr., or at least my public school did.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    That wasn't my experience whatsoever and to me yours sounds uncommon. Not being combative with you, I promise, I just worry and wonder how successfully Malcolm X (et al.) has been whitewashed from history.

    Edit: redundancy

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Not my experience. Maybe briefly covered Malcolm, but if we learned anything about him and/or the Black Panthers at all, it was always in a negative light.

    I had never even heard the name "Fred Hampton" until I was in college.

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