[maweaver]

I find that hard to believe. 200 years ago was the early 1800s. We have hardly "forgotten everything" about Beethoven, Dickens, the abolitionist movement, the war of 1812, etc. I can almost guarantee in another 200 years, the civil rights movement, the vietnam war, the cold war, and the beatles will all be taught to some degree or another.

[toyg]

I'm sure you can walk down the street and ask people "do you remember the war of 1812" and most will answer "wut?".

Obviously historians will care, but society as a whole won't. We barely remember the 1960s.

[InitialLastName]

In the US, they sing a song about the war of 1812 before every major event. People might not remember the details, but it's fully baked into our culture.

[JKCalhoun]

Do you remember your President Nixon?

Do you remember the bills you had to pay?

Or even yesterday?

(Sorry, this young American couldn't help it.)

[GhettoComputers]

Everyone still talks about slavery’s effects.

[93po]

I think that's because race issues are still very much (and sadly) a thing in 2021, and understanding race issues in historical context is very important. Also slavery still exists to this day.

[GhettoComputers]

Race issues are an issue everywhere. No study of American slavery would help any race issues today, nor has it ever.

[93po]

I guess we'll have to strongly disagree on this