Whose are told and whose remain in the margins?
As my dad once told me and was also mentioned in the reading, “history is always written by the winners”. When I first heard this statement I don’t think I fully comprehended what my dad was trying to explain. In my head, I figured... Well duh, but it is the truth always right? As I get older and educate myself but am also educated by those around me and the courses I now take in college, I realize that I could not have been further from the truth. But how do we fix that and who is at fault? As children, I think it is rare for us to go out of our way to learn further than what we are taught and what we experience on our own. Thankfully I had a window into my culture as a Latina, my parents always made sure I knew our history and where we come from. But within the school, all I knew was the stories and experiences of historical figures who were for the most part old white men. Back in grade school, I could tell you all about the founding fathers and their achievements. But I could...