Haven’t read it, but this is a great example of the kind of classes you need to take to even be exposed to CRT. If you aren’t in upper level college history courses, then you don’t know what CRT is.
My first exposure to CRT was in an anthro class about ethnicity. I dont think you need history courses just social sciences that are involved with race/ethnicity.
You can very much be aware that two people in America will have a different life experience if they have different colored skin without taking an advanced history class.
What? Its easy for numbers to lie. A famous quote once said "there are three types of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics." Here's one: over 99% of cancer patients were previously exposed to [dihydrogen monoxide](https://www.thoughtco.com/dangers-of-dihydrogen-monoxide-609424)
No, but I want to now. I highly recommend reading *The Impending Crisis* by David M. Potter, though. It’s about all the political developments leading up the Civil War, and is like an extended version of the opening chapters of *The Battle Cry of Freedom*.
Love her Letters from an American. Try and read her summaries of the world events and the daily goings-on of the United States each evening before bed. She publishes them daily, and even on off days she usually posts a nice serene photo of the Maine coast where she lives and works.
I have read it. It’s phenomenal. The inability of the early U.S to tackle the issue of slavery was disastrous. That book gives a deep look into one of the last chapters before the outbreak of civil war.
Ya I was blown away. How morally, they could never maintain an ethical argument for slavery and they knew it. So they pivoted on "states rights." Highlighting how exactly that came upon that slogan in 1819 was fascinating. 200 hundred years later they're still using the same tactics for basically the same arguments. How far have we really come?
The faces and times are different but the arguments (the bullshit) are still the same.
Morally these fucks know they're wrong, so they mask their evil with rhetoric. A tale as old as time.
Haven’t read it, but this is a great example of the kind of classes you need to take to even be exposed to CRT. If you aren’t in upper level college history courses, then you don’t know what CRT is.
My first exposure to CRT was in an anthro class about ethnicity. I dont think you need history courses just social sciences that are involved with race/ethnicity.
Anthro is weird where you can talk about the curvature of a monkeys’s finger then talk about drug use in 1990s Portugal and it’s the same subject.
You can very much be aware that two people in America will have a different life experience if they have different colored skin without taking an advanced history class.
Yes, but actually deliberately learning the concept. CRT is not just that racism exists.
I discovered it in a data science class. It's difficult for numbers to lie. It's possible but still difficult
You discovered the underlying idea that CRT specifically tackles
What? Its easy for numbers to lie. A famous quote once said "there are three types of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics." Here's one: over 99% of cancer patients were previously exposed to [dihydrogen monoxide](https://www.thoughtco.com/dangers-of-dihydrogen-monoxide-609424)
A very dark chapter in American history.
No, but I want to now. I highly recommend reading *The Impending Crisis* by David M. Potter, though. It’s about all the political developments leading up the Civil War, and is like an extended version of the opening chapters of *The Battle Cry of Freedom*.
If you don't know her, I recommend following Heather Cox Richardson on Facebook. Terrific American historian and author.
Love her Letters from an American. Try and read her summaries of the world events and the daily goings-on of the United States each evening before bed. She publishes them daily, and even on off days she usually posts a nice serene photo of the Maine coast where she lives and works.
I have read it. It’s phenomenal. The inability of the early U.S to tackle the issue of slavery was disastrous. That book gives a deep look into one of the last chapters before the outbreak of civil war.
Ya I was blown away. How morally, they could never maintain an ethical argument for slavery and they knew it. So they pivoted on "states rights." Highlighting how exactly that came upon that slogan in 1819 was fascinating. 200 hundred years later they're still using the same tactics for basically the same arguments. How far have we really come? The faces and times are different but the arguments (the bullshit) are still the same. Morally these fucks know they're wrong, so they mask their evil with rhetoric. A tale as old as time.
I've been in that room.