"...never again would I allow myself
to be made a foot solider in a conflict
I did not understand." Educated by Tara Westover, page 181
The summer before she laughed at
being called "nigger."
She went to college, took a history
course, and learned about slavery
and the Civil RightsMovement
She returned home and was offended
by the use of the word "nigger."
WHEN: The summer after her
first year of college
WHO: Tara Westover
white, uneducated,
mormon, isolated.
She was homeschooled
but hardly any schooling
occurred.
She taught herself ACT
content, which does not
include a history section.
She had no context for
African American
struggles in the U.S.
beyond a text book that
said colonial slaves had
it better than their
master's.
WHO: Tara Westover
white, educated,
mormon, BYU student
She took a U.S. History
where she learned about
slavery and the Civil Rights
Movement.
She went back home with
knowledge and understanding.