As we have learned and uncovered many instances of specific insults against aggrieved people, those interested have offered scapegoats large and small as symbols of the unsteady footing our country has often had, leading to an underappreciation of the specific instances of many atrocities and massacres. These views have widened our focus on the American story from a narrow view of nostalgia for founding fathers and liberty to one of a battle of power, whether the contestants be centered on race, class, ethnicity or gender. As we have trudged forth with our comprehension of “other” United States history – that is a sort of bottom-up, from the margins view of those that have been discriminated and oppressed, we have uncovered uncomfortable truths and perspectives.
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