The U.S. Department of Education launched the America 250 Civics Coalition as part of this administration’s plans to celebrate “a new era of American greatness.” The coalition of 40 organizations includes the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, Moms for Liberty, PragerU, and Turning Point USA. (Read background on this coalition in Authors Against Book Bans.)
Given the many crises with immigration detention, extreme weather, education censorship, loss of healthcare, genocidal wars, authoritarian rule, and more — it is imperative that we give students tools for an honest study of the American Revolution so that they can shape a more just future.
We offer considerations for framing the American Revolution, followed by resources for teaching outside the textbook.