White-Washing America.White-Washing America Troy Morris Aventine Press 1023--4th Avenue, #204, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA 92101 1593302495 $13.95 www.aventinepress.com Troy Morris is a social and political history. He is a member of the Organization of American Historians The Organization of American Historians (OAH), formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is an organization of historians focusing on American history. , the National Association for Ethnic Studies, and the Society of American Archivists The Society of American Archivists (established 1936) is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America, serving the educational and informational needs of more than 3,400 individual and institutional members. , as well as a tribal member of the Appalachian American Indians American Indians: see Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the; Natives, Middle American; Natives, North American; Natives, South American. of West Virginia. In White-Washington America: Examining The Racism, Sexism, And Government Propaganda Being Taught In America's Classrooms, Morris draws upon his considerable expertise to debunk de·bunk tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. the common myths associated with mainstream representations of American history commonly promoting in our public school systems that promote racism, sexism, and the kind of blind-faith patriotism that has its roots and is sustained by pro-government propaganda in our children's history texts. White-Washing American explains why non-American historians from around the world find Christopher Columbus as a kind of "proto-Nazi", Why Andrew Jackson is considered a pioneer of "ethnic cleansing, how some of our most revered Presidents deliberately misled people, and how ignorance of America's true and unvarnished history is allowing the worst elements of our history to repeat itself in the current generation. White- Washing America is a seminal, controversial, iconoclastic i·con·o·clast n. 1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions. 2. One who destroys sacred religious images. , informed and informative, thoughtful and thought provoking reading deserving of the widest possible readership. |
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