Opinion

American Students Barely Know Anything About Reconstruction

DON’T FEAR HISTORY

This Juneteenth, it’s worth observing how terrible the U.S. school system is at teaching students about the Civil War’s aftermath and its legacy.

Rotimi Adeoye
Rotimi Adeoye
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