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What's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Got some random highlights? I’m curious how many I’ve seen mentioned on Lemmy.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    The first that I usually mention is the Coal Wars / Battle of Blair Mountain or the Sand Creek Massacre, but there are many events that American students are made to be ignorant if on purpose.

    It also got me to learn that after meeting the natives for the first time, Columbus literally wrote in his diary about how easy it would be to steal from them because they were so peaceful.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Cool, I knew about those! The ones that threw me for a loop were Seneca Village (Black community bulldozed for Central Park) and the bombing by police in Philly in 1983.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Oh yeah. Thank you for sharing.

    I've heard of those two as well, but even so, there's a lot written about in the book that I never learned, even through the earning of my bachelors degree, which is why I'm always quick to recommend that people read it.

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