anarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml · 1 year agoOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up11.31Karrow-down150cross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up11.26Karrow-down1external-linkOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialanarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square186fedilinkcross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareCookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoWhy wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoYou were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.
minus-squareCookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoUgh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoShit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.
Why wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?
You were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.
Ugh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.
Shit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.