250th: Their Heroes Are Monsters to Us
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Ishmael Reed
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Radio Free250th: Their Heroes Are Monsters to Usradiofree.orgThe segregated American media spent the week leading up to the Fourth of July praising the founding fathers and paying tribute to other American heroes. Heroes to them. Monsters to us. For CNN, Kit Carson is a hero. They showed a scene in which Carson walked miles, nearly barefoot, to rescue his men. We grew More The post 250th: Their Heroes Are Monsters to Us appeared first on CounterPunch.org .
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