# All Americans need education in Black studies

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**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-americans-need-education-in-black-studies/978888 "2023-01-27T13:53:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-americans-need-education-in-black-studies/978888/1 "2023-01-27T13:53:47Z")

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Racism is the old evil, the source of the cancer eating away at America and threatening our democracy.  
Ignorance of white privilege allows racism to continue unchecked.  
To defeat racism, the general ignorance around race issues needs to be swept away by knowledge, by learning.  
This is why a course in Black studies should be required in all schools.

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