Obama means 'honest' discourse on race
(NEWSER) - Ask a Northerner what caused the Civil War and he'll say slavery, while Southerners are likely to say states’ rights, or economic differences. That self-justifying shorthand is reflected in what's taught in schools, too. But with the election of Barack Obama, historians say new ground has been broken in the discussion, the Washington Post reports. “We can be more honest. We can stop giving one-word answers,” says a scholar. More»
