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Very sad. This reminds me of my 6th grade Social Studies teacher. She was from India and she when it came down to learn about India's history, she would scoff at the books and say that she didn't need a book to teach us about India's history (she didn't totally mean that..she would reference the books on occasion, but damn if she didn't teach us on her own). She would strongly focus on how horrible the conditions are in parts of the country and how people managed to survive. Made me very appriciative of what I had (and have today).
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"Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~
"The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"
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