A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - A new history textbook, revised by a Mississippi State University educator, will land on the desks of middle school and high school students across the state this fall.

It is well-documented that U.S. history textbooks have provided a limited picture of the role race and ethnicity play in the American past and present. Figuring out how to remedy that, though, has ...

The teaching of history has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. But while the battle is fierce, it’s not new. An earlier round in the conflict in the 1920s — over the teaching of the American ...

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The 100 nights of fractious, emotional protests over civil rights and police brutality that engulfed Portland three summers ago are going down in history. George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent ...

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The first comprehensive analysis of how Latinos are portrayed in widely used U.S. history textbooks reveals a lack of authenticity and a failure to cover many seminal events in the Latino experience.