![]() ![]() To atone for the sin of slavery, the U.S. Conquest of land by force was common around the world, not an American-centric practice Native American tribes acquired territory from other tribes in the same manner. Slavery is a reflection of the human capacity for cruelty, and was not unique to the U.S. Hate and racism are human traditions and found wherever there are humans.Īmerica has made great strides in eliminating racism. Neither racism nor hate are American traditions any more than breathing and eating can be described as American traditions. This is an inaccurate “warts only” presentation. Hate is not a virus it is an American tradition.” … The same cruelty that carved reservations out of stolen, sovereign land, that paved the Trail of Tears. It’s the same fear that brings Muslim bans. … It’s the myth of white supremacy that brought slavery to our past and allows the police to murder Black people in our present. It’s very much the story of America here and now. Tokuda-Hall’s note also included these statements about American history: “ As much as I would hope this would be a story of a distant past, it is not. ![]() The writer, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, was offered a licensing deal but only if she toned down the book’s author’s note, which made reference to “the deeply American tradition of racism.” An illustration of the “warts only” approach can be seen in the recent controversy concerning “Love in the Library,” a children’s book set in an internment camp built to hold Japanese American citizens during World War II. ![]()
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