Hi Beth, Sounds as though Governor McDonnell also didn't mention African-Americans (no matter how many) fighting in the Civil War (for the south or north). Joann Jelly
________________________________ From: Beth Benoit [mailto:beth.ben...@gmail.com] Sent: Wed 10/20/2010 8:44 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] revisionist history A history textbook distributed to fourth-graders in Virginia last month asserts that "thousands of African-Americans fought for the South during the Civil War." Not surprisingly, this claim is rejected by Civil War historians. The author, Joy Masoff, says she found the information "primarily through internet research." Her defense? "I am a fairly respected writer." Well, that should do it, shouldn't it? http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/221106/critics-say-grade-school-text-downplays-slavery A group called "Sons of Confederate Veterans" is the apparent source of this startling information. If you check out this site, be sure to turn your speaker down - a "soldier" comes on your screen and the volume is very loud. http://www.scv.org/ I don't know if others recall that last spring, Virginia's governor, Robert McDonnell, introduced "Confederate History Month" in Virginia without managing to mention the rôle of slavery in the Civil War, as mentioned in the story. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: jje...@barstow.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913135&n=T&l=tips&o=5822 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-5822-13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5824 or send a blank email to leave-5824-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
