Diverse History in the Making: When Dr. Ned Blackhawk steps into the classroom, he never uses the term â??discoveryâ? when addressing the history of European contact with the indigenous peoples of this continent â?? and itâ??s not because he feels the pressure to be politically correct. â??I try not to use the term simply because it is so loaded,â? Blackhawk says. â??I prefer â??encounter,â?? which suggests multiple worlds rather than singular ones. We live in an amazingly diverse world. Our society has always been diverse.â?
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