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Poll Shows Support for Teaching History of U.S. Racism — With or Without Parental Consent

In The 74, Assistant Professor Jonathan Collins shares findings of a survey he co-conducted on teaching the history of U.S. racism in schools.

Assistant Professor Jonathan Collins shares findings of a recent national survey that he conducted with Sally Nuamah (Northwestern University) on teaching children about the history of racism in the U.S. "As the political debate over how history should be taught in schools ensues, it is important to keep in mind where the American public stands on the issue. Again, there is overwhelming support for teaching history in a way that delivers the truth about America’s history of forcefully removing people of African descent from their home continent for a life of servitude in colonial America."

Poll Shows Support for Teaching History of U.S. Racism — With or Without Parental Consent (written by Jonathan Collins) — The 74

After being published, this article was named to The Education Policy Hotlist for the week of October 19, under the Racial Equity and Justice in Education section.