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."
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.