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Episode 10: Eve L. Ewing - Original Sins: The Miseducation of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Episode 10: Eve L. Ewing - Original Sins: The Miseducation of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Update: 2025-05-23
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Universal education was envisioned as a great equalizer that would fuel a meritocracy. But like so many American ideals it has been tainted by slavery and the Native genocide. Native boarding schools were founded with the goal of eradicating Native culture.  Schools set up during Reconstruction taught the newly freed slaves that obedience would be rewarded and any attempts at retribution were forbidden.   In her book Original Sins: The Miseducation of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism Eve L. Ewing looks at how the current education system has been shaped by its history.

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Episode 10: Eve L. Ewing - Original Sins: The Miseducation of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Episode 10: Eve L. Ewing - Original Sins: The Miseducation of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

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