| This week’s American Civics newsletter leads off with a look at The William S. Knight Center for Patriotic Education, which is opening this fall at College of the Ozarks. Named after a Wisconsin entrepreneur who cared deeply about the state of civic education in the United States, the Knight Center will focus on instilling civic knowledge and igniting patriotic sentiment in students through classroom learning, honoring veterans, and offering opportunities to visit national historic landmarks. Angela Sailor, Lindsey Burke, Anne Segal, and Adam Kissel interpret the findings of two recent surveys commissioned by the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin J. Feulner Institute. The surveys found that a resurgence in civic education depends upon the creation of parent coalitions that can monitor curricula for the introduction of politicized teachings. The surveys also found that two-thirds of parents and almost three-quarters of teachers believe that there should be a greater emphasis on civic education in K-12 classrooms. The authors’ recommendations for state policymakers include prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in public schools and making all materials used in K-12 classrooms available to the public. Christopher Caldwell reviews Americans’ changing views of Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia whom Ulysses S. Grant defeated in the Civil War. If recent views of Lee are correct – that Lee was nothing but “a racist scoundrel” – than his surrender to Grant at Appomattox does not mark the occasion when “Americans began to reunite with malice toward none, with charity for all” but instead represents the cementing of a racist “tyranny,” which “stands in need of a root-and-branch reconstruction.” Robert Maranto argues that in the midst of celebrating Juneteenth, Americans should remember that while slavery was part of the American story, slavery does not define America. Contra the narrative of the 1619 Project, slavery was a universal part of human history, and its demise was due to Americans and individuals in the West more broadly working toward its abolition. Maranto notes that as Americans argue about our past, slavery still exists around the world, including in Mauritania, a country on the West coast of Africa in which 90,000 people are currently enslaved. Original Posts Mike Sabo, RealClearEducation Parents looking to inspire a prudent love of country among their college-bound teens should explore The William S. Knight Center for Patriotic Education, opening later this year at C... Essential Reading Angela Sailor, Lindsey Burke, Adam Kissel, et al. Heritage Foundation Bottom Line: Two recent surveys commissioned by the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin J. Feulner Institute found that a resurgence in... Christopher Caldwell, Claremont Review of Books For months, the businessmen, community activists, and other local boosters who make up the non-profit Lee Highway Alliance... 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