Abolishing History From the Classroom Is What Got Us Into This Mess

A more thorough knowledge of history may actually diminish the hostility and chaos surrounding us.

Thomas Jefferson wrote in "Notes on the State of Virginia," that "History by apprising them of the past will enable them to judge of the future ... it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views." Rick Grainger/Shutterstock

History’s time in the classroom has come and gone. At least, that seems to be the view of an Illinois state representative.

According to NBC, Rep. La Shawn Ford of Chicago claims that the citizens of Illinois have been subjected to “miseducation” in their history curriculum, and as such, he demands “immediate action by removing current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history.” Ford’s press release quotes Meleika Gardner of the organization “We Will,” saying, “It is urgent that [the miseducation of our children] comes to an end as we witness our current climate become more hostile. Miseducation has fed and continues to feed systemic racism for generations.”