History lessons teach children a “healthy contempt for authority,” writes Reason.
Topic: U.S. history
College Freshman in North Carolina Pushes to Ban Confederate Flag in Local School District
A freshman student at the University of North Carolina is pushing to ban the Confederate battle flag from a North Carolina school district, which idea came from an anti-racism workshop she attended at college.
The Triumph of “Fake” History
The study of American history on college campuses has fallen from 18% in 1972 to 9% today, said historian Daniel Pipes.
US History Gone Missing at Colleges
Noted historian David McCullough, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, said that American history is missing in America’s college courses.
Rating the Presidents – and Obama
Editor’s Note: This report originally appeared at the American Spectator. I’ve been getting emails from bewildered colleagues asking about a survey of presidential scholars that determined that Barack Obama is the 12th best president in the history…
Middle School Teacher Retires after American Civil War Lesson that involved Confederate, Union Flags
This is political correctness running amok: Sutter Middle School (Folsom, California) teacher Woody Hart ended up “retiring” last Thursday evening due to controversy generated by his hanging a Confederate flag in his classroom during a…
“Hamilton” at the MLA
“Hamilton,” a popular Broadway hip-hop musical, has now made it into the Modern Language Association consciousness. At the 2017 convention held in Philadelphia, one professor dissected the significance of the musical for minorities in America….
John Carroll University should Change Its Name due to Slavery Ties, says Alum
From The College Fix: Back in September, John Carroll University near Cleveland, Ohio began looking into the role the school’s namesake — and Jesuits as a whole — played in the slave trade and other…
For History Majors at DC’s George Washington University, No More U.S. History Courses Required
From The College Fix: The department eliminated requirements in U.S., North American and European history, as well as the foreign language requirement. Thus, it is possible that a student can major in history at GWU…
PHOTOS: Inside the New National African-American Museum of History and Culture’s Exhibits
Below is a photo gallery of photos taken from the National African-American Museum of Culture and History’s historical exhibits, which had glaring omissions: