Category 2, Subcategories 2.2.7–2.2.9

Subcategories 2.2.7–2.2.9 center on how the history of slavery in the United States and Texas is presented in the materials.

This section of the Suitability Rubric centers around the prohibition of the use of the 1619 Project or any similar perspectives in Texas instructional materials.

Subcategories 2.2.7–2.2.9

These subcategories inform us that instructional materials are NOT suitable if they:

Present the advent of slavery in the United States as its true founding (1776 should be presented as the year of the nation’s founding, not 1619 when slaves were first brought to the territory that became the United States)
State that slavery and racism are ingrained systems in the United States (both should be presented as deviations from, betrayals of, and failures to live up to nation’s founding principles)
Include any materials developed through or in alignment with the 1619 Project

Take a moment to review materials from the 1619 Project, which will provide you examples of what would be considered unsuitable content. You can view these at https://1619education.org/.