Some gems I get to bring up:
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The Spanish under Isabella only enslaved Native Americans who practiced slavery & cannibalism because the Spanish thought it would be immoral to enslave tribes who never relied on slavery.
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The Republicans didn't "switch" positions with the Democrats. In close races Republicans didn't win the majority of former slave states until the 1996 election - nearly 40 years after the Civil Rights movement.
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McCarthy was maligned despite being proven correct. It was the House controlled by Democrats who went after celebrities.
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The Arab Slave Trade & Barbary Slave Trade
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Sam Adams had his men dress as Native Americans during the Boston tea party to symbolize no longer being British -- not to blame them.
The only other teacher who handles exclusively American History is also a huge Trump supporter so at least our graduating class for a few semesters will graduate knowing real history
Don't forget to introduce them to Uncle Yuri and the follow up essay topic of "How have active measures affected society today?"
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You're in an interesting position. Do you go all out and get fired/moved for the next year? or try to stay under the radar for as long as possible and subtly teach kids subversive messages like critical thinking and objective examination of sources and widely reading on topics?