" It is not my intent to violate the policy of the group by introducing modern political discussion into the list. However, a bit of it must come into this message so that I can make my point about conveying the importance of learning history to our youth." "The names of Washington, Jefferson and even Lincoln are being removed from schools and public buildings and replaced with the names of obscure individuals whose contributions to the creation and stability of our Nation were negligible, if they contributed at all." My NOTE : my mother told me some time ago about a man who had appeared on one of the political talk shows she is addicted to . His stated mission (and only job) was to go around the country and get people to put Ronald Reagan's name on something in every town,city, county and state in the US. At the time, I thought the fastest way to do that was to replace Washington's name . It never occurred to me they would actually be able to pull it off. Replacing Washington and Jefferson with obscure, peripheral people is a masterful interim step....~malinda "One of the things that continues to surprise me in my introductory courses is the slanted approach to history brought to my classroom by my students who have been taught in a variety of secondary schools. My students have often never heard of Adams, Madison or Hamilton. If they have it is only as peripheral players in the early settlement period. > > Many think Jefferson wrote the Constitution instead of Madison being the principle author. The words American Revolution have fallen out of favor and many historians now call that war the American War of Independence. Some even describe it as America's first Civil War. Every effort is being made to make the Framers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution appear to be virtueless men with only their own self interest at stake in the Revolutionary War. The names of Washington, Jefferson and even Lincoln are being removed from schools and public buildings and replaced with the na mes of obscure individuals whose contributions to the creation and stability of our Nation were negligible, if they contributed at all." <reluctant chomp> > > Respectfully I remain, > Your Humble & Obedient Servant, > > Arthur McGinley > Interpreting Lt. Col. James McGinley > Blount County Militia > Territory of the United States Southwest of the River Ohio > mcginley@chartertn.net > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- > "All you need for happiness is a good gun, > a good horse, and a good wife." > > - Daniel Boone > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >