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Hekate

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25. In 1964? No. But I was born in California and raised in Hawai'i. Met a lot of Southern military kids

Reply to Solly Mack (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2023, 11:54 AM

Jul 2023

… in school, and if they had any problem with Hawaii’s racially mixed lifestyle they kept their opinions to themselves. The troubles in the Southern US had been playing out on the nightly news since we were all in grade school.

Our history textbooks were thin on a lot of things, but slavery was presented as evil from the start, and the Civil War a tragic outcome.

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Did your school offer Black History classes? [View all] Solly Mack Jul 2023 OP

Are you kidding? RandySF Jul 2023 #1

OK. I was in Atlanta for most of my early education. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #2

Metro Detroit RandySF Jul 2023 #3

Not in all of them MichMan Jul 2023 #11

in my elementary school every morning we sang the eyes of texas nt msongs Jul 2023 #4

In the 1950's and 60's, I don't think so. Emile Jul 2023 #5

yes Skittles Jul 2023 #6

During my school tenure, my town lastlib Jul 2023 #7

Not black history, but Lunabell Jul 2023 #8

Did your school use a formal history textbook? ancianita Jul 2023 #9

No formal textbooks. A lot of different books though. Also field trips. Other material. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #10

I see. Do you recall the year? Because I don't recall Black History textbooks until the mid 70's ancianita Jul 2023 #12

In Atlanta, late 60's and 70's. High School in a different city. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #29

LMAO Ferrets are Cool Jul 2023 #13

Schools were not segregated in 1968 when I started school in Georgia. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #30

Yes. In high school, 1970's. A one-semester, dedicated, elective course. Mister Ed Jul 2023 #14

Depends on "my." Igel Jul 2023 #15

Graduated in '75 RobinA Jul 2023 #16

No Asian-American history at my schools either. Had to read up on my own. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #31

HS Class of 70, and that would be a "no"... Wounded Bear Jul 2023 #17

1970s no treestar Jul 2023 #18

In my town we had a Colored High School. Ron Green Jul 2023 #19

I graduated in the 70's in the whitest state (Maine) in the country. bluedigger Jul 2023 #20

There was a unit on black history Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #21

Just what was covered in 8th. grade American History. My tiny, rural school's history sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #22

Incorporated into the cirriculum Sympthsical Jul 2023 #23

I graduated from high school in segregated Texas the year Brown v. Board was handed down. CTyankee Jul 2023 #24

In 1964? No. But I was born in California and raised in Hawai'i. Met a lot of Southern military kids Hekate Jul 2023 #25

No... but we did have specific lessons at appropriate times. NT Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #26

Went to a 90% black high school, everyday was from a black perspective also uponit7771 Jul 2023 #27

No, not as a stand-alone class. But they did cover Black History in history and social studies. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #28

Thank you everyone! I am younger than many of you it seems. Different decade, different answers. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #32

Yes as an elective edisdead Jul 2023 #33

No but we had a Black Lit class bif Jul 2023 #34