To teach and study Black history is a double edged sword. One edge cuts inward to slice away parasites of self-hatred that oppresses the minds of an oppressed people. Such parasites drain away their precious strength by making them doubt they even deserve to be free. The other edge cuts outward, to hack at the oppressor’s lies and propaganda, the stories the oppressor always tells about the oppressed. This edge cuts wildly yet with persistence, fired by the conviction that if only the oppressing masses knew the truth about those they were oppressing, those oppressing masses would rise up against the injustice in whose cause they’d been enlisted.
The Lie of Mainstreaming Black History
The Lie of Mainstreaming Black History
The Lie of Mainstreaming Black History
To teach and study Black history is a double edged sword. One edge cuts inward to slice away parasites of self-hatred that oppresses the minds of an oppressed people. Such parasites drain away their precious strength by making them doubt they even deserve to be free. The other edge cuts outward, to hack at the oppressor’s lies and propaganda, the stories the oppressor always tells about the oppressed. This edge cuts wildly yet with persistence, fired by the conviction that if only the oppressing masses knew the truth about those they were oppressing, those oppressing masses would rise up against the injustice in whose cause they’d been enlisted.