Daniel Czitrom co-wrote an American history textbook banned in Texas eight years ago . The book was called "The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War," and it included a chapter on slavery that some parents found offensive. Texas still putting hard-right conservative stamp on what students learn . We need to acknowledge there 's no such thing as history with a capital H. Writes : History according to Texas ignores blacks , women , Latinos , immigrants , pop culture . It cheats students , trivializes history into pseudo-patriotic cheerleading , he writes .
Daniel Czitrom co-wrote an American history textbook banned in Texas eight years ago . The book was called "The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War," and it included a chapter on slavery that some parents found offensive. Texas still putting hard-right conservative stamp on what students learn . Writes : History according to Texas ignores blacks , women , Latinos , immigrants , pop culture . It cheats students , trivializes history into pseudo-patriotic cheerleading , he writes .