Colonization was bad, and the suppression of native political freedom was bad. That was the true struggle in Rhodesia. However, the textbook narrative often portrays Rhodesia as a hardcore, racist plantation-slavery state, a dystopia resembling hell. In reality, many Black people received a proper education, gained world-class expertise, and were employed all over the world. At independence, Zimbabwe had more graduates than any other African country. Black-owned businesses and enterprises were established. Black businessmen built hotels and transport companies, and there were Black farmers and Black supermarket owners. Life in townships, had a lively social rhythm. The police kept the streets orderly, which Black activists portrayed as cruelty. Police patrols kept public infrastructure intact and crime low, whereas the society that followed suffered severe vandalism and squalid conditions. Outside political circles, Rhodesia was a normal society, and the reality is far from that narrative. History must be kept true; if it requires manipulation and lying, it is propaganda.