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A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study.
“
Before the war, they were happy, he said,
quoting our textbook. (This was senior-year
history class.) The slaves were clothed, fed,
and better off under a master's care.
I watched the words blur on the page. No one
raised a hand, disagreed. Not even me.
...more
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― Monument: Poems New and Selected
― Monument: Poems New and Selected
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It appeared clear to me - partly because of the lies that filled my history textbooks - that the intent of formal education was to inculcate obedience to a social order that did not deserve my loyalty. Defiance seemed the only dignified response to the adult world.
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― Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
― Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
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