11-13-2019, 12:59 PM
(11-13-2019, 12:03 PM)teejers1 Wrote: <snip>
So now is the Gold Rush in California synonymous with the subjugation of native Californians and other peoples? <snip>
Not sure if this has always been the case, but my son's public elementary school in Santa Barbara covered California history in fourth grade. If you are living in CA and really want to know what they are teaching 10 year-olds these days, you can look up the fourth grade curriculum for your local school district. For what it's worth, I don't think you can accurately cover the history of CA without discussing the fate of native Californians in the mission, rancho and gold rush eras.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)