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Published: 03/15/10

Excerpts From the New Texas History Textbooks

By  Walter Shapiro - Politics Daily
Excerpts From the New Texas History Textbooks

The Texas Board of Education voted last Friday to add conservative values and historical interpretations to the statewide social studies curriculum. As Don McLeroy, a dentist who leads the dominant Christian conservative faction on the state board, complained to The New York Times, "Textbooks are mostly the product of the liberal establishment." Not anymore in Texas, unless Friday's preliminary vote is overturned. The revised curriculum (which plays up the Christian faith of the Founding Fathers, the merits of Joe McCarthy's anti-Communist crusade and the enduring historical importance of ...

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