The main point of Sing's article is exactly what is mentioned in the title. Texas has been trying to "whitewash" United States history. The controversy has appeared because Texas textbooks have started to refer to the slaves from the pre-civil war era as "workers" or "immigrants", something they were not. These textbooks fail to mention completely the slave trade that occurred in the United States. Katie also claims that these Texan textbooks fail to mention many other racial occurrences in the US. Things such as the racial group known as the Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow Laws and renaming slave trade as the "Atlantic Triangular Trade. The biggest mishap being that all textbooks put slavery last when listing the reasons of why the Civil War took place. All of this is due to the people that are in charge at the Texas State Board of Eduacation(SBOE). As a result, Katie Sing emphasizes the importance of voting in Texas, so that we can elect people that are actually capable of giving Texas' youth a good education.
Katie Sing mainly targets Texans in general as her audience. This matter should be noticed by all people living in Texas; not just people that are directly involved with elementary schools such as teachers or parents.
I think Katie Sings argument is very solid and her evidence is supported very well. She does a great job of including details that reinforce her main idea or claim.Her logic is spot on as well. In my opinion the author is very credible, being an author who regularly posts articles to the Burnt Orange Report.
The fact that the government constantly tries to hide racial issues throughout history is quite upsetting. Not only Texan children but all American children need to know the origins of this country and how it has changed to become the country that it is today. If we want change then it is up to us to make that change, by simply voting. The future of Texas is in our hands.
I think Katie Sings argument is very solid and her evidence is supported very well. She does a great job of including details that reinforce her main idea or claim.Her logic is spot on as well. In my opinion the author is very credible, being an author who regularly posts articles to the Burnt Orange Report.
The fact that the government constantly tries to hide racial issues throughout history is quite upsetting. Not only Texan children but all American children need to know the origins of this country and how it has changed to become the country that it is today. If we want change then it is up to us to make that change, by simply voting. The future of Texas is in our hands.
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