In this new post racial America, continued...

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TEXAS CONSERVATIVES WANT TO DOWNPLAY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS.

Civil rights leaders Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall -- whose names appear on schools, libraries, streets and parks across the U.S. -- are given too much attention in Texas social studies classes, conservatives advising the state on curriculum standards say.

"To have Cesar Chavez listed next to Ben Franklin" -- as in the current standards -- "is ludicrous," wrote evangelical minister Peter Marshall, one of six experts advising the state as it develops new curriculum standards for social studies classes and textbooks. David Barton, president of Aledo-based WallBuilders, said in his review that Chavez, a Hispanic labor leader, "lacks the stature, impact and overall contributions of so many others."

Marshall also questioned whether Thurgood Marshall, who argued the landmark case that resulted in school desegregation and was the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice, should be presented to Texas students as an important historical figure. He wrote that the late justice is "not a strong enough example" of such a figure.MORE

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[oneshysistah.livejournal.com]

..which is why I generally despise politicians. It's like choosing the lesser of evils and never really about someone who represents my voice, but I digress.

Those stats are par for the course, too. My institution touts its diversity, claiming that they're proud to have 30+% non-white employees. That shit almost made me fall out of my chair laughing because <1% of that 30% are actually in a position of authority in the hospital. But they swear that because they hire Black and Latino folk to clean this place that they're a diverse institution. Right.