Thursday, September 04, 2014

"A Place Where We Fight to Define Our Identity"

"What students need—and what the College Board has tried to give—is a history that tells a fair and complex story of America, a country born of lofty goals that it still struggles to fulfill. As adult citizens, we should want the same. The fairy tales of our youth may feel good, but a real grappling with our history is what we need to move forward."


In Slate, Jamelle Bouie responds to conservative criticism of the new Advanced Placement United States history framework.

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