It is a very interesting twist on history
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Roosevelt history
In u.s. history classes in high school we are told of the heroic rough riders led by teddy Roosevelt himself. Never is there mention of his ideas on race superiority and imperialism. He wasn't there to save the day and lend a hand to Cubans. According to bederman, Teddy was there to embrace imperialism for the good of the master white race. He needed to fight inferior races in order to prevent racial decadence.
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After class today I wanted to make sure that we do not dismiss Presidents for the racist remarks. A lot of the founding fathers had slaves, Woodrow Wilson said the film Birth of a Nation was the greatest film ever. However, we need to realize that they are products of their environment. Who is to say that President Bush, Clinton, Carter, or Reagan would have done or said similar racist actions if they had been products of that time.
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