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Washington: the 'blackest name' in America

Interesting reading for this Presidents Day (US)

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"There was a lot more consciousness and pride in American history among African-Americans and enslaved African-Americans than a lot of people give them credit for. They had a very strong sense of politics and history," says Adam Goodheart, a professor at Washington College and author of the forthcoming "1861: Civil War Awakening."

"They were thinking about how they could be Americans," Goodheart says. "That they would embrace the name of this person who was an imperfect hero shows there was a certain understanding of this country as an imperfect place, an imperfect experiment, and a willingness to embrace that tradition of liberty with all its contradictions."

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/cont...tguid=g60mGgnZ

Denzel for president!!

Woot! Woot!

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Originally Posted by Gabriel (Post 17930672)

Interesting reading for this Presidents Day (US)

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=g60mGgnZ

Washington was a great man. It would be good if more Americans knew more about him.