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Illinois community leaders want to abolish history lessons in schools
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Edited | Chronicler Aug 03, 2020 06:15pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 03, 2020 06:00pm |
| Description | An Illinois lawmaker and community leaders are calling for the immediate removal of history books and suspension of history lessons in their school districts because they say current materials and lesson plans "lead to white privilege and a racist society."
State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford joined a group of Evanston leaders Sunday to ask the state to cease its current history lessons, saying current history books and curriculum practices "unfairly communicate our history" and "overlook the contributions by Women and members of the Black, Jewish, LGBTQ communities and other groups," Ford said in a statement to CNN... |
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