Periodically, I’ll be posting links to this blog that reveal that history is still very much in the the news and extremely relevant to our high-tech contemporary lives. A recent controversy about the nature of the AP U.S. History curriculum reminds us of this. I think it’s interesting to note how presentations of the past can generate such strong feelings. It’s a good reminder of why we should be paying attention to how the study of past enters public discourse.
For more details see the following link:New History Wars
