If I was an wicked ruler whose rulership thrived with having a people in a subservient state I would use my power to keep the people ignorant. As a evil King it would be in my self interest to keep the bottom class uneducated, because the knowledge of identity would conflict with the oppression that my kingdom or government benefits from.
So, the question is does it matter who prominent people in history are?
The obvious answer to this question is un – equivalently YES!
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