Erasing history paves the way for ethnic, racial, and religious nationalism. When you censor the history of social movements, you make citizens feel like they have no agency, and so it’s an anti-democratic education. — Jason Stanley
Young people face immense challenges — racism, war, gun violence, climate crisis, voter suppression, and more. However, across the country, legislatures, the president, and corporate power are pushing laws and policies to criminalize teaching honestly about U.S. history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and engage in critical thinking.
The laws’ chilling effects reach classrooms nationwide, on top of textbooks and high-stakes testing that have also long distorted curricula.
To protect young people’s right to learn — and by default protect the future of democracy and justice — we need to expose the right’s agenda and be visible in our defense of teaching people’s history.
We ask EVERYONE to take a public stand on June 7, 2025, in defense of #TeachTruth.
Teach Truth Day of Action 2025
Erasing history paves the way for ethnic, racial, and religious nationalism. When you censor the history of social movements, you make citizens feel like they have no agency, and so it’s an anti-democratic education.
— Jason Stanley
Young people face immense challenges — racism, war, gun violence, climate crisis, voter suppression, and more. However, across the country, legislatures, the president, and corporate power are pushing laws and policies to criminalize teaching honestly about U.S. history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and engage in critical thinking.
The laws’ chilling effects reach classrooms nationwide, on top of textbooks and high-stakes testing that have also long distorted curricula.
To protect young people’s right to learn — and by default protect the future of democracy and justice — we need to expose the right’s agenda and be visible in our defense of teaching people’s history.
We ask EVERYONE to take a public stand on June 7, 2025, in defense of #TeachTruth.
Posted: May 22, 2025