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Originally Posted by Gwen
you are assuming the ppl of mississippi know their history as well as you do. as a society we have a tendency to live in the "grass is greener" mind set. i live an hour from selma. anyone that paid attention in history class while studying the civil rights movement will know what that means.
my stepson in 5th grade spent the entire school yr learning about new orleans history.. they even took an over night field trip there. some schools are taking field trips to new york and learning all about it's history. i have no idea why they do this. ask half the kids around here what is in selma and they will have little knowledge. i'd be thrilled if they even recognise the name.
on the other hand my nephew (from ut) came with grandma to my house for a visit and they had to drive through selma. he looked out the window, saw the sign saying where they were and got very curious "selma, the selma i learned about in history...." so on the way home they stopped at all the little museaums etc there that are dedicated to their history. (that was an experiance all it's own i'll exclude here.)
my point, yes i have one, is that in the south we learn about yall. many don't learn their own history and are lucky to remember what little they did learn once they leave school. other places aparently learn about our sordid ugly southern history. it's cool i can live with it.
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Okay Gwennie, you've convinced me!
I do think it unfortunate they don't teach the students about Mississippi's own past, sordid as it is. All that "if they don't know the history it will come back to kick the in the butt" kind of stuff.
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it's possible they really didn't see it. i think the true measure is how they handle it now that it's been pointed out. will they stand up or ignore it... do let us know if they respond to your email.
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I will. I'm anxious to see what they say.
Elphie