Wednesday, July 8, 2015

New Social Studies Textbooks In Texas Do Not Mention KKK Or Jim Crow Laws

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/06/new-social-studies-textbooks-in-texas-do-not-mention-kkk-or-jim-crow-laws/
"We saw it coming. We knew it was nearly inevitable. First, it was creationism in Biology textbooks. Then, it was the battle for Moses in the Social Studies textbooks, which included teaching right-wing political views as history. And finally, they’ve successfully done the impossible. The Washington Post is reporting that this fall, over five million public school students will be taught using social studies textbooks that do not so much as mention the Ku Klux Klan or Jim Crow laws. In fact, it is reported that the new Texas guidelines for American history “barely address racial segregation"."