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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

No wonder, when he probably also studied those whitewashed stories of Christopher Columbus “discovering” America (no matter the millions of Native Americans already living here), which are buttressed by tales of how the Pilgrims supposedly sat down with the Indians for a delightful supper (already part of their harvest tradition).

History 89
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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

No wonder, when he probably also studied those whitewashed stories of Christopher Columbus “discovering” America (no matter the millions of Native Americans already living here), which are buttressed by tales of how the Pilgrims supposedly sat down with the Indians for a delightful supper (already part of their harvest tradition).

History 50