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WILLIAMSBURG — The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF), the College of William & Mary (W&M), and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History &

Concern about what and how history should be taught in Virginia’s schools has been a culture war topic of the last few years.So that’s brought new attention to the planned review of social studies standards of learning.

After the standards undergo a first review by the board, the department plans to hold community information sessions to gather more feedback.

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Though the fighting stopped nearly 157 years ago, the American Civil War is still much on people’s minds.“Studying the Civil War is more important now than ever,” Caroline Janney said. “It was a period when our democracy was truly under attack, when

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand Now. On a hot day in 1919, an attack on African American teenagers near a Chicago beach stoked long-standing tensions between white and black residents. Host Ed Ayers visits Chicago during the 100th anniversary of what became known as “Red Summer.” He meets a poet, performance artist, museum educator, and young people who are creating living memorials to a long-ignored past.

<IMG SRC="/resources/klarman.jpg" align="right" WIDTH="130" HEIGHT="170"></A><em>Michael J. Klarman, the James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, recently won the 2005 Bancroft Prize for From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality. This book primarily examines the relationship between the Supreme Court and race relations in the United States...

By ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch After weeks of protests and complaints from students and faculty, the University of Richmond board of trustees announced Monday it would hit the reset button on the controversial names of two campus buildings. The board said it would form a commission to establish principles on renaming, ensuring a “fresh start.” In a statement, the board said it and President Ronald Crutcher are “committed to ensuring a broader, more inclusive...