The Justice Department saw Du Bois’s petition as a threat to national security. They thought it was communist propaganda meant to encourage American pacifism in the face of Soviet aggression. They put Du Bois on trial in order to brand him as “un-American,” to use the language of Joe McCarthy’ ...
as a student from China, "I am attracted by the often-forgotten history and the importance of Chinese involvement in the United States. I use historical events as inspiration and starting point to bridge the past and present through my practice, reflecting on issues of human flow and forgotten leg ...
Hillsdale has faced continuing accusations that its charter school initiative is designed to teach a whitewashed view of American history. Lee has characterized Hillsdale's approach as offering a "patriotic" perspective. "To teach history, you've got to teach the whole history," Garland said. "You ...