Mississippi Textbook Revised After It Was Rejected In 1974 For Not Whitewashing Black History. Sound Familiar?

Mississippi Textbook Revised After It Was Rejected In 1974 For Not Whitewashing Black History. Sound Familiar?

Source: MattGush / Getty For those of us who are observant and aware, there is no doubt that under the administration of President Donald Trump — and at a time when white conservatives have weaponized “wokeness” and the very concept of diversity to fuel their propaganda-reliant culture war — the darker parts of America’s history are repeating themselves. There are tons of examples of this, but an interesting one comes out of Mississippi, where a…

Will revised Mississippi textbook ever make it to the classroom?

A ninth-grade history schoolbook the state deemed controversial is back in print for the first time in four decades.  More than a half-century after the state banned it, “Mississippi: Conflict and Change” is back on the shelves.

BLK ALERTS - Mississippi Textbook Revised After It Was Rejected In 1974 For Not Whitewashing Black History. Sound Familiar?

Source: MattGush / Getty For those of us who are observant and aware, there is no doubt that under the administration of President Donald Trump — and at a time when white conservatives have weaponized “wokeness” and the very concept of diversity to fuel their propaganda-reliant culture war — the darker parts of America’s history are repeating themselves. There are tons of examples of this, but an interesting one comes out of Mississippi, where a…