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Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US

  • Written by Raphael E. Rogers, Professor of Practice in Education, Clark University
Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the USA Texas law says slavery cannot be taught as part of the 'true founding' of the United States.Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images

Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public schools, few have generated as much controversy of late as the subjects of racism and slavery in the United States.

The attention has come largely through a flood of...

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