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RE: Absolutely!
Agreed. It now appears that modern academic research and peer review can overcome the problems of victor (or victim) bias and get to the truth. This takes some effort, and it is often easier and more comfortable to believe the version that most appeals.
As you say, North and south beliefs regarding the civil war are a good example.
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Sniff Sniff ... something's burning.
... the teacher told us that General Lee was a hero and that General Grant, Sherman and the like were the bad guys.
It is just sin to declare Sherman a bad guy!
What's really sad is that despite more than a hundred years of progress, a repeat of Sherman's March to the Sea today wouldn't really result in mainland America "missing much".
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RE: Absolutely!
Even the recording of the facts can be biased, and this version can prevail for many years. I agree with your assessment, I remember a American history class that the teacher told us that General Lee was a hero and that General Grant, Sherman and the like were the bad guys. Both of my sons, after being educated up north said American history was taught totally opposite of what they were taught in there Texas high school classes.
When I talk about Texas history with my hispanic friends at work who were educated in Mexico, they have a totally different view about the Alamo. I guess history has many sides depending where you live and what sources you use. It takes many sources, time and research to get an accurate view of the pasted.
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