American Quote by Aldis Hodge

They don't really focus on that history here in America. I remember growing up as a kid, history class was very washed-over. They didn't…

— Aldis Hodge

To judge by what my children are learning in school, you'd think American history was 75 percent slavery and 25 percent everything else (and…

— Mona Charen

You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.

— Paul Mooney

The school curriculum today, particularly American history, is a shame.

— Rush Limbaugh

We need to make sure that our children know different kinds of people, eat different kinds of food, and learn our true history. The…

— Christian Picciolini

It is only with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement that you begin to see different examinations of not only Reconstruction but slavery…

— Gerald Horne

The fact that slavery is written into the Constitution is about as entrenched a form of classism as you could possibly imagine.

— Beau Willimon

“The history of slavery is the history of the United States. It was not peripheral to our founding; it was central to it. It…

— Clint Smith

. . . what a burning shame it is that many of the pieces on the subject of slavery and the slave trade, contained…

— Robert Purvis

I was taught about slavery, but it was the ancient Egyptians. That's the closest I got to African history.

— Malachi Kirby

For my mum, it was really important to teach me and my brothers, so it came more from her to be honest than anything…

— Vick Hope

Schools don't teach American history that well, especially a lot of black American history.

— Colson Whitehead