welcome back. this country is in the midst of what is arguably the most important debate about school curricula in decades. the debate over how race is taught in american classrooms. the fight is raging in school boards and state legislatures across the country as more and more states take steps to restrict how the history of racism and slavery is taught in classrooms. in many cases just whitewashing some of the most painful parts of american history right out. last week teachers in a texas school district were directed to provide differing perspectives on topics like slavery or the holocaust in their curriculum. in a new documentary civil war premiering this sunday on msnbc, we re taking a deep dive into how we teach the most divisive chapter in american history, how race and tradition shape the in a few hours we tell and don t tell about the civil war and how that impacts race in america today. here is a preview.
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