America has only one past, and I believe that past should be presented in the same way to every student. I recently opened my American history textbook, “Out of Many: A History of the American People,” and I could hear this article ringing in my ears. Find a recently published article in a scholarly journal on the topic. Best wishes,Dana GoldsteinTo the Editor:It has been said time and time again that the South lost the war, but won the narrative. American history textbooks provide the best 21st-century evidence of the truism of that statement, especially when it comes to issues of race, gender and immigration.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2020 16:52 UTC