history classes

Illinois Rep. Lashawn K. Ford on Friday proposed legislation to include the perspectives of marginalized communities in history classes at Illinois schools months after first calling for changes in statewide history curriculum. In February, the state lawmaker from Chicago’s West Side introduced House Bill 4954, which calls for history classes to incorporate lessons about the American civil rights renaissance in…

Leaders in education, politics and other areas gathered in suburban Evanston Sunday to ask that the Illinois State Board of Education change the history curriculum at schools statewide, and temporarily halt instruction until an alternative is decided upon. At a news conference, State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford said current history teachings lead to a racist society and overlook the contributions…