James W. Loewen – Cannonball Read 17

I wish this book had been around when I was in high school

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen

April 4, 2021 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I saw that Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Text Book Got Wrong (2018) by James W. Loewen was available on audiobook from my library, and I decided to give it a try. I took AP U.S. History and AP European History in high school. I did well in those classes, but I didn’t love them. I’ve enjoyed reading in-depth biographies about historical people, but the grand sweep of those high school classes was boring. Fortunately, I took enough history classes in college […]

I’m going as slow as societal change this go round.

May 1, 2015 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

It is absolutely no wonder white Americans are so quick to blame people of color for the struggles in their lives, considering what we’re taught in schools. (Before anyone decides to cry out “not all white people”, you should know that I’m white, so I’m aware that not all white people think this way, just enough to make it a big fucking problem with our society.) (Also, there’s a link in that first sentence, in case you can’t tell.)

Help Our Mission