Probably the worst part about this is that here's a brand new textbook that's lacking new information that has come out in the years since the old textbooks were written. Why does it not mention that most of the slaves were "christian" because it was forced upon them by their white masters? And why no mention that these "spirituals" sung by slaves weren't just to build community, but were subtle acts of rebellion against their owners, and sometimes overt acts of planning escapes? If slavery wasn't all that bad, why were so many desperate to get out of it? The subtleness of this book's omissions are probably even more disgusting than if they were blatantly supporting white power, or neglecting to mention slavery at all. It's driving the thought into a child's unconsciousness "Things weren't so bad. Why do blacks hate us so much today?"

And having good coverage of the civil rights era isn't making up for this fact. If these schools are anything like mine, the 1960s are maybe covered at the end of one year, before summer break, while everything up to WWII is covered over and over again across numerous years.