First off, I understand that no book is going to be a complete and unbiased retelling. But I'd like to read or listen to books that talk about the history of the native Americans, latino Americans, and black Americans without it being whitewashed. Cold hard truths. First hand accounts/journals, etc. I want to raise my kids to understand that there's more than what they teach at school. Especially nowadays.
by MuffinMan0420
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man this is something i struggled with when i was trying to learn more about real history few years back. school definitely doesnt cover the full picture and its wild how different things look when you read firsthand accounts
i remember reading some slave narratives that just hit completely different than any textbook ever did. the detail about daily life and the actual conditions was brutal but so important to understand. for native american history i found some tribal oral histories that were transcribed – those gave perspectives you just never get in regular history books
one thing that helped me was looking for books written by historians who are actually from these communities rather than just writing about them. makes huge difference in how stories get told and what details get included. also check your local library – they sometimes have collections of letters and diary entries from different time periods that you can access for free
raising kids with real understanding of history is so important. good on you for wanting to give them fuller picture of what actually happened
“An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” is exactly what you are looking for. Prepare to be devastated.
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