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All I can do is
Kanye West seems ignorant on the realities of slavery. That’s shockingly common
By Eugene Scott
Eugene Scott writes about identity politics for The Fix. He was previously a breaking news reporter at CNN Politics.
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... West appears to either lack or be ignoring foundational knowledge about race and politics taught in entry-level American government and history classes, unfortunately, he is not alone.
A 2015 McClatchy-Marist poll asked, “Was slavery the main reason for the Civil War, or not,” more than four in 10 Americans said it was not, only 55 percent said they believed students should be taught slavery was the reason for the Civil War, in the South, fewer than half thought that should be taught.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m_term=.134368129846&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1
All I can do is
Kanye West seems ignorant on the realities of slavery. That’s shockingly common
By Eugene Scott
Eugene Scott writes about identity politics for The Fix. He was previously a breaking news reporter at CNN Politics.
Follow @Eugene_Scott
... West appears to either lack or be ignoring foundational knowledge about race and politics taught in entry-level American government and history classes, unfortunately, he is not alone.
A 2015 McClatchy-Marist poll asked, “Was slavery the main reason for the Civil War, or not,” more than four in 10 Americans said it was not, only 55 percent said they believed students should be taught slavery was the reason for the Civil War, in the South, fewer than half thought that should be taught.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m_term=.134368129846&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1