I agree with Anne. Too often students today are very weak in their historical knowledge and so they are at a disadvatage for understanding their own times and the challenges that will come in their future. How can they come to grips with an on-going issue like racial discrimination (since that's what this thread seems to be circling) without understanding its roots? How can they comprehend that past without peopling it with its varied characters, good and bad? David Kiracofe David Kiracofe History Tidewater Community College Chesapeake Campus 1428 Cedar Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 757-822-5136 >>> Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> 07/01/07 7:32 PM >>> Paul, So were Harry Byrd, Jeff Davis, and perhaps others who are part of Virginia student studies. I think it is important that our students learn the bad side of our history along with the platitudes. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org