Talon Standish’s Reviews > Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism > Status Update

“Is a gift not defined by the fact that it is shared?”

An extremely convicting and challenging chapter that made me question to what extent I may be racist. Unexpected and Riveting.

Santa Claus is lowkey a panopticon

I keep coming back to the feeling that Ewing is making half of the stuff in this book up, since it is so absurd in my mind. Which has led me to check some of the citations, and everything seems to be accurate. Just serves to illustrate her central point on how small of a percent American history is taught in schools.