I think that depends WHERE we are talking about. Some states like Texas , which is STILL infected by the ignorance and bias of the Gablers ( who are both long dead , Thank God ! - just read the Wikipedia bio of Mel Gabler and be prepared to cringe ! ) are probably likely to pass over how badly we treated Native Americans. You can throw in a lot of the South , Arizona and some conservative hot beds. In most "blue" states at least , they often go too far in the opposite direction e.g. " Native Americans were peaceful and peace loving until the white man came along ." Almost every history textbook used in elementary , middle and high school is not worthy of the term "history ". Although the one we used in my AP History class wasn't bad but that was a COLLEGE textbook used in a senior H.S. class. It's no secret that I LOVE history and nothing makes me sadder than the historical illiteracy of the average high schooler in the U.S. Afaic facts are facts. If it happened it happened. Unpleasant facts ( many Founding Fathers owned slaves; FDR did nothing to help European Jews during W.W. II , the U.S. committed war crimes during W.W. II etc. ) can sometimes be explained but they shouldn't be avoided altogether.




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