Debunking the Lies My Teacher Told Me

James Loewen is a sociologist, historian and author. His writings include the renowned Lies My Teacher Told Me. In an effort to expose the truth and improve our world, James stirs the passion for knowledge that unbiased history can provide. His first history textbook had too much fact in it, was suppressed, and led to his successful First Amendment challenge to the censorship of free speech & press. If you have info about a Sundown Town in your area, you can email James at jloewen[at]uvm.edu

Music Featured:
No More Genocide - Holly Near
The Saint Patrick Battalion - David Rovics
Washington Square - Si Kahn


Some publications by James Loewen:
The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White
Mississippi: Challenge and Change
Social Science in the Courtroom
The Truth About Columbus
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies Across America: What Our Historic Markers and Monuments Get Wrong
Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks & Get Students Excited About Doing History
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The Great Truth about the Lost Cause