After Roni Dean-Burren noticed a passage in her son’s textbook that called slaves “workers” and placed slaves in the section “Patterns of Immigration,” she took to social media to criticize the publisher. After her social media posts received widespread media attention, the textbook publisher, McGraw-Hill, agreed to publish new textbooks that would accurately describe slavery.
Texas Board Of Education Member Says People ‘choose To Be Offended’ Over Textbook Controversy
Casey Quinlan, Think Progress
Thu, 10/08/2015 - 7:54am
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