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How new state laws and book ban movements have made the teaching of US history contentious – 5 essential reads

  • Written by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Education Editor, The Conversation
How new state laws and book ban movements have made the teaching of US history contentious – 5 essential readsCertain state laws are banning the instruction of critical race theory.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Of all the subjects taught in America’s public schools, few have become as contentious as U.S. history. At least 37 states have adopted new measures that limit how America’s undeniable history of racism – from chattel slavery to...

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