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Thank you, H.
Dee Brown's book is an outstanding work on the subject. But many of our
conservative friends are leery of reading anything favorable about
"minority" Americans because they're afraid that it might be an example of
politically correct propaganda.
Sure. During the 1970s, there was a rash of books that lauded the
accomplishments/achievements of people of color. Perhaps much of the
material was poorly written and excessively laudatory... But consider the
fact that the historical record has been distorted for so many years.
Look at Samuel Eliot Morison's racist remarks in his epic work on
Columbus.
I like Howard Zinn's "A People's History"...a good starting point for
my libertarian and conservative friends on the list.. tough love for the
right wingers....who need to take off their rosy-colored glasses when
posting on "the Founding Fathers."
I don't understand why reading about the history of Americans of color is
"politically correct," while for years, people of color have had to read
about the achievements/accomplishments of white Protestant males.
A little balance is called for...
We have nothing to fear but fear itself (a dead white male said that...
didn't he? :)
Regards,
Wm
On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, H. Caulfield wrote:
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> >For a real wild history of America, read the Book of Mormon.<
>
> A very good non-fiction book about the native American wars is "Bury My
> Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown. It's a classic.
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