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re: Should I read Howard Zinn’s “ people’s history of the United States”?
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:51 am to PassingThrough
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:51 am to PassingThrough
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I just find it interesting how much was left out of the American (as well as world) history in general.
Howard Zinn's book has been the single most influential historical work in this country for the last four decades. Many history curriculums in high school and collegiate academia have adopted conclusions formed from that book.
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Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:46 am to RollTide1987
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Zinn's interpretation of history is intentionally biased, and he is upfront about his perspective being informed by Marxist ideology.
quote:In other words, curriculums and academia have adopted anti-intellectuality and rote as method. Good to know.
Many history curriculums in high school and collegiate academia have adopted conclusions formed from that book.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 11:29 am to RollTide1987
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Howard Zinn's book has been the single most influential historical work in this country for the last four decades. Many history curriculums in high school and collegiate academia have adopted conclusions formed from that book.
That explains a lot about how public education has turned into nothing more than indoctrination in that time frame. Subversives gonna subvert.
This post was edited on 3/26/23 at 11:31 am
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