The second part of our Confederate Reckoning package made the front page of @USATODAY this morning. You can read the overview here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/07/southern-history-textbooks-long-history-deception/3809954001/
Some other stories in the package: Faced with history that was a patchwork of lies and omissions, Black Alabamians turned to one another to keep stories of the past alive. http://bit.ly/3qpTunt 
When the textbooks lied, Black Alabamians turned to each other for history

Reading school books that ignored or falsified Black history, many Black Alabamians relied on family and friends for history lessons.

http://bit.ly/3qpTunt
From @lramseth: History instruction started changing in Mississippi after the state adopted a new textbook in 1980. But it took a years-long battle to get there. https://www.clarionledger.com/in-depth/news/education/2020/12/03/textbook-changed-how-mississippi-students-learned-their-past/3623258001/
The story of a 1970s Mississippi textbook that changed how students learned about their past

The story of "Mississippi: Conflict and Change," and how slavery, the Civil War and civil rights were taught over the years.

https://www.clarionledger.com/in-depth/news/education/2020/12/03/textbook-changed-how-mississippi-students-learned-their-past/3623258001/
From @yawn_meister, @TPrice504 and @MariaPClark1: How Southern educators, historic sites and public archives are working to move beyond false narratives of the past. https://www.tennessean.com/in-depth/news/american-south/2020/12/03/confederate-reckoning-move-teach-truer-history-black-americans-south/3590856001/
The movement to teach a truer history of Black Americans in the South

Protests against racial injustice and the movement to remove Confederate symbols has pushed educators to tell a more honest history of Black Americans

https://www.tennessean.com/in-depth/news/american-south/2020/12/03/confederate-reckoning-move-teach-truer-history-black-americans-south/3590856001/
From @LeighGGuidry and @Bonnie_Bolden_: How Louisiana schools and teachers are teaching a painful history. https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/12/03/race-history-louisiana-facing-our-past-look-future/5982041002/
Race history in Louisiana: Expanding what students learn from our past to improve the future

What students learn about racial topics in history is shaped by how we view those issues today. How well is Louisiana preparing students?

https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/12/03/race-history-louisiana-facing-our-past-look-future/5982041002/
From @memangrum: There are challenges in teaching difficult history, but communities -- and students -- crave these conversations. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2020/12/03/tennesseans-use-local-context-living-history-tackle-tough-subjects-like-slavery-segregation-classroo/5822502002/
Tennesseans tackle tough subjects like slavery, segregation in the classroom using local context,...

When covering tough historical subjects like slavery or the American Civil War, sometimes, educators say, it's easier to avoid how the local community played a role in the topic.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2020/12/03/tennesseans-use-local-context-living-history-tackle-tough-subjects-like-slavery-segregation-classroo/5822502002/
From @CastileMisty: Arkansas is taking steps to correct generations of poor history instruction, but local control means gaps still remain. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2020/12/03/arkansas-failed-students-civil-war-teaching/5971595002/
How Arkansas failed a generation of students on Civil War education

A disconnect in Arkansas’ education led to almost two generations being left to educate themselves about one of the most divisive periods in American history.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2020/12/03/arkansas-failed-students-civil-war-teaching/5971595002/
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