I recently read a book called "Lies my Teacher Told Me" by James W. Loewen. This book indicates about certain issues that the history students of the United States are not aware of.. This book shows how high school teachers has been taught the history without knowing the truth. Most people do not want to know the harsh realities of our nations past. The United States has tried to maintain a positive image throughout history. But, Mr. Loewen had compared twelve different history textbooks which they are: The Great Republic, The American Way, Land of Promise, Rise of the American Nation, Challenge of Freedom, American Adventures, Discovering American History, The American Tradition, Life and Liberty, The United States – A History of the Republic, Triumph of the American Nation and The American Pageant. He has argued about the specific themes as Racism, Heroification, the first settlers in our history.
             According to "Lies My Teacher Told Me", Racism has been in this country since the first non-native man put foot in the United States. North America became a breeding ground for racist views and ideology. It all started with the exploitation of the Indians and hopefully ending with the African-Americans. The Indians were the first who were discriminated against, first by the Spanish then by the colonials. At first, It all started with slavery then it escalated into slaughter and confiscation of their lands and back again to slavery. Slavery of course had been around prior to 1492. However, the new world seemed to nurture and propagate it. Even after slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, the black man still had no rights as a 100% citizen. Even today African-Americans feel that racism is alive and well in America. In the late 19th and early 20th century African-Americans seem to have the hardest time being accepted by the white man as an equal regardless of their intellect or cont...