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Jan 14, 20201 min

American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politi

Updated: May 2, 2023

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The textbooks cover the same sweeping story, from the brutality of slavery to the struggle for civil rights. The self-evident truths of the founding documents to the waves of immigration that reshaped the nation.

The books have the same publisher. They credit the same authors. But they are customized for students in different states, and their contents sometimes diverge in ways that reflect the nation’s deepest partisan divides.

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