Stephen Monticelli

Again, school books reinforced an American culture in the 1920s that responded to the horrors of World War I, labor unrest, and the impact of immigration by becoming not only more intolerant, but also more anti-democratic.

Again, school books reinforced an American culture in the 1920s that responded to the horrors of World War I, labor unrest, and the impact of immigration by becoming not only more intolerant, but also more anti-democratic.

After the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movements, history textbooks for the first time covered the horrors of slavery, the heroism of African-American abolitionists like Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, and the evils of the Ku Klux Klan with clarity.

After the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movements, history textbooks for the first time covered the horrors of slavery, the heroism of African-American abolitionists like Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, and the evils of the Ku Klux Klan with clarity.

After the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movements, history textbooks for the first time covered the horrors of slavery, the heroism of African-American abolitionists like Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, and the evils of the Ku Klux Klan with clarity.

But the backlash was swift, particularly after the election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama, and the rise of the hyper-conservative Tea Party in response. In 2010, Tea Party supporters took control of the Texas State School Board, which has control over Texas school book curriculums.

But the backlash was swift, particularly after the election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama, and the rise of the hyper-conservative Tea Party in response. In 2010, Tea Party supporters took control of the Texas State School Board, which has control over Texas school book curriculums.

But the backlash was swift, particularly after the election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama, and the rise of the hyper-conservative Tea Party in response. In 2010, Tea Party supporters took control of the Texas State School Board, which has control over Texas school book curriculums.

They felt that this reckoning with America's racist past undermined patriotism and demanded a rewrite of school lesson plans.

They felt that this reckoning with America's racist past undermined patriotism and demanded a rewrite of school lesson plans.

They felt that this reckoning with America's racist past undermined patriotism and demanded a rewrite of school lesson plans.

The offensive caption read in full, quote, The Atlantic slave trade between the 1500s and the 1800s brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States to work on agricultural plantations.

The offensive caption read in full, quote, The Atlantic slave trade between the 1500s and the 1800s brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States to work on agricultural plantations.

The offensive caption read in full, quote, The Atlantic slave trade between the 1500s and the 1800s brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States to work on agricultural plantations.

The publisher of the book, simply titled World Geography, later apologized for the euphemism, noting that it did not adequately convey that Africans were both forced into migration and to labor against their will as slaves. The company said it would revise the digital version of the text and future print versions, but it was unclear at the time when the new edition would be in students' hands.

The publisher of the book, simply titled World Geography, later apologized for the euphemism, noting that it did not adequately convey that Africans were both forced into migration and to labor against their will as slaves. The company said it would revise the digital version of the text and future print versions, but it was unclear at the time when the new edition would be in students' hands.

The publisher of the book, simply titled World Geography, later apologized for the euphemism, noting that it did not adequately convey that Africans were both forced into migration and to labor against their will as slaves. The company said it would revise the digital version of the text and future print versions, but it was unclear at the time when the new edition would be in students' hands.

Texas State Board of Education members are elected from districts that tilt the body towards rural parts of the state and serve four-year terms, while the governor appoints the chair of the board. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the board has been dominated by Christian right activists, as a 2013 PBS report notes.

Texas State Board of Education members are elected from districts that tilt the body towards rural parts of the state and serve four-year terms, while the governor appoints the chair of the board. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the board has been dominated by Christian right activists, as a 2013 PBS report notes.

Texas State Board of Education members are elected from districts that tilt the body towards rural parts of the state and serve four-year terms, while the governor appoints the chair of the board. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the board has been dominated by Christian right activists, as a 2013 PBS report notes.