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American History

no_hypocrisy

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1. True Story:

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:44 PM

Dec 2020

I was a substitute aid to a fourth grade teacher in one of NJ's richest school districts. Without any irony, she taught the class that Hoovervilles were named in honor of Herbert Hoover. My mouth dropped open.

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Great Depression: 'Hoovervilles,' Shantytowns For The Poor & Homeless, 1930s [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2020 OP

True Story: no_hypocrisy Dec 2020 #1

That's seriously twisted and reckless, bold wasn't she, wow. appalachiablue Dec 2020 #2