Quote Originally Posted by Burly Brute View Post
This is my point! Granted, in my youth I may not have meditated on these realities as much as I would like to now, but the more involved I get in the history the more I see how much the roots really spread out and span the globe. Personally, music is what really shows me connection. When I listen to aussie folk, irish folk, and bluegrass, to me it seems there are huge connection.

Don't get me started on celtic immigrants to America! What a completely neglected part of history that has become! Not to mention the hardships and assimilating that was involved that hardly anyone considers! I think next to slavery and our treatment of native americans, as a society, the celtic immigrants rank pretty high as a group of neglected and mistreated peoples.

I dont want this to be a "bash" anything thread, but it's a serious issue! I hope what I said made sense, I really dig what you offered especially in regards to American connections of today. Why do we negate such a rich history? I think American's have a serious identity crisis afoot, although thats a whole other discussion! lol
Point well taken, but I don't think you're seeing my point: when you get behind the podium and deal with the bureaucracy that is the modern American educational system, you'll see that history in general gets the short end of the stick. I try to work in the contributions of a number of groups to American history when I teach, but I have to teach the big picture as well.

T.