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TIL About the 1985 MOVE bombing, where the Philadelphia Police Department bombed and burned 61 houses, murdering 11 and leaving 250 homeless (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So they no longer teach recent history? Sucks. I think I'm now at an age where I can go terrorize a school board. My mother will be delighted!

[–] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

I never learned about the Tulsa race massacre, and I live in state. I was much older when I learned about it.

[–] anoriginalthought@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Civic engagement is always good. Some high schools will have some things in the textbooks but class curricula never get that far, preferring to leave off around WWII or the second red scare at latest if they even touch the 1900's.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Weird. I know we went up to the then current Desert Storm stuff. Well. Almost current. And watched American History X in class.

Scarring as it should be.

Then I remember that was twenty years ago and get very sad.

[–] anoriginalthought@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

It sounds like your high school was better than most. That's hope-inducing.