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Thanks Peg, for the opportunity. Tony, BP is not about oil, either. Both had a LOT to do with economic exploitation. mike On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Peg Griffin <Peg.Griffin@att.net> wrote: > > < > http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615780/13356133 > 09/VEsH/<http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615780/13356133%0A09/VEsH/> > > > > > < > http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615781/13356133 > 09/VEsE/<http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615781/13356133%0A09/VEsE/>> > Not in my State > Have you heard about what's going on here in Texas? History is being > rewritten. And not in a good way. > > The state of Texas sets national standards for school textbooks -- and on > Friday, the State Board of Education is casting its vote on updated social > studies and history textbooks. > > Those books are changing the record on slavery, celebrating the Confederacy > and shedding a positive light on Jim Crow laws. And the Texas NAACP has > spent the past several months fighting back. We've written thousands of > emails, placed hundreds of calls, and people are starting to notice. > > I'm writing because we need your help. No matter the result of tomorrow's > vote, make sure these bad ideas don't spread into your state. Sign the Not > in My State Pledge: > > > < > http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615781/13356133 > 09/VEsF/<http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615781/13356133%0A09/VEsF/>> > http://action.naacp.org/NotInMyState > > The civil rights era was, and remains, one of the most significant and > defining moments in U.S. history. Its leaders were true patriots -- > fighting > against oppression and for equality. > > But if the proposed textbook changes happen, our children won't learn about > them. They won't learn about brave men like Sam McCollough, who gave his > life for Texas independence. And they won't learn that Texas seceded from > the Union to fight for the Confederacy in the Civil War. > > Rewriting history in the name of national pride isn't patriotic. It's > ignorant. > > Make it known throughout your state that if Texas textbook standards pass, > they won't be coming into your classrooms. Sign the Not in My State Pledge > to stop history from being rewritten: > > > < > http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615781/13356133 > 09/VEsC/<http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3789/7990c0d2/7e6ec778/2f615781/13356133%0A09/VEsC/>> > http://action.naacp.org/NotInMyState > > American history -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- is what makes our > country what it is today. A reminder of that past helps ensure a better > future for all of us. > > Thank you for speaking out, > > Gary Bledsoe > Texas President > NAACP > > P.S. To find out the voting results and watch an interview with NAACP > President, Benjamin Todd Jealous, tune in to NBC Nightly News tomorrow > (Friday) at 6:30/5:30 p.m. ET/CT. > > > Peg Griffin, > > _______________________________________________ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > > _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca