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applegrove

(133,299 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:53 PM 4 hrs ago

Abigail Spanberger signed a law requiring Virginia education officials to review how January 6 is taught in schools

NEWS: Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a law requiring Virginia education officials to review how January 6 is taught in schoolsâ€”pushing back against efforts to rewrite history and whitewash the attack on our democracy.

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Abigail Spanberger signed a law requiring Virginia education officials to review how January 6 is taught in schools (Original Post) applegrove 4 hrs ago OP

Good. Add how the Civil War is taught as well. Include the period after the war. Solly Mack 4 hrs ago #1

I was taught the Civil War was not fought on slavery applegrove 4 hrs ago #2

Your teacher taught you a lie. Solly Mack 4 hrs ago #4

Yup. applegrove 4 hrs ago #5

Several of mine did too. Solly Mack 4 hrs ago #6

In Texas I was taught that it was about slavery. I was also taught that Reconstruction was a failure. efhmc 3 hrs ago #7

I can't remember where I heard that the real casus belli was economic - which is also true. erronis 1 hr ago #9

Teach what 'peaceful tourists' really means. Norrrm 4 hrs ago #3

YEA !!! Telll how those asshats fucked up the US Capital for that shitstain ! dave99 1 hr ago #8

Solly Mack

(97,308 posts)

1. Good. Add how the Civil War is taught as well. Include the period after the war.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:56 PM

4 hrs ago

Kill that "lost cause" bullshit.

applegrove

(133,299 posts)

2. I was taught the Civil War was not fought on slavery

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:06 PM

4 hrs ago

(Ottawa, Canada highschool in the early 1980s). Our teacher made a point of making that clear.

Solly Mack

(97,308 posts)

4. Your teacher taught you a lie.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:10 PM

4 hrs ago

applegrove

(133,299 posts)

5. Yup.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:11 PM

4 hrs ago

Solly Mack

(97,308 posts)

6. Several of mine did too.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:29 PM

4 hrs ago

efhmc

(17,058 posts)

7. In Texas I was taught that it was about slavery. I was also taught that Reconstruction was a failure.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:34 PM

3 hrs ago

erronis

(24,626 posts)

9. I can't remember where I heard that the real casus belli was economic - which is also true.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:00 PM

1 hr ago

Could have been in grade school in NY or college in KS.

Having tried to read/understand this issue, it does seem that the Southerners were afraid of losing their economy if they could no longer rely on slavery. They had great industry like the North, and their white children weren't able to work very hard.

Norrrm

(5,762 posts)

3. Teach what 'peaceful tourists' really means.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:08 PM

4 hrs ago

dave99

(297 posts)

8. YEA !!! Telll how those asshats fucked up the US Capital for that shitstain !

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:51 PM

1 hr ago

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