Historian and activist Marvin Dunn’s job is to bring Florida’s Black history to life — whether through his Teach the Truth ...

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

Textbooks stick to the approved version of events. Wars, treaties, great leaders, and turning points are all very tasteful.

Until recently, professional historians and history departments in universities broadly recognised Indian history as divided between the Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods. The more contentious ...

An old American History textbook inside Brighton High School in Brighton, Colo., on Feb. 21, 2019. Matthew Staver—The Washington Post via Getty Images The teaching of history has become a flashpoint ...

Close-up of opened book on bookshelf on blurred books background. Home library reading books concept. Close up. Selective soft focus. Shallow depth of field. Text copy space. This past summer's uproar ...

Despite complaints from China and South Korea, Japan has refused to revise its textbooks. In Israel, dispute continues over how to teach the origin of the state and whether to depict Palestinians as ...

It is well-documented that U.S. history textbooks have provided a limited picture of the role race and ethnicity play in the American past and present. Figuring out how to remedy that, though, has ...

RIGA, Latvia — When classes begin next month, Russian high schoolers will get fresh history textbooks rewritten to carry Kremlin-approved narratives about the “special military operation” in Ukraine ...