More battles rage over the content of K-12 social studies textbook. This time its over how slaves are referred to in a caption.
Here's a blow by blow so far.
1 - It begins with the adoption of textbooks - approved by the Texas State Board of Education - in late 2014.
- Texas Approves New Social Studies Texts — With Changes.
- Texas Board of Education Fights Over History.
- Texas Takes Last Pass at Social Studies Textbooks.
2 - It began when a parent posted a photograph on her Facebook profile showing a caption in the textbook referring to the Africans brought to the US during the slave trade as "workers."
- Click here for it.
- Click here for a video she posted as well.
- Controversial Social Studies Textbooks Under Fire Again.
3 - Some members of the board are reportedly calling this an isolated incident.
- Education Board Members Dismiss Textbook Kerfuffle.
