Delegate's bill addresses error-filled textbooks in Virginia

Virginia Del. David Englin, D-Alexandria, announced plans on Monday to introduce legislation to modify the state’s textbook review process.

The Washington Post first revealed in October that the state-approved textbook, “Our Virginia: Past and Present,” published by Five Ponds Press, makes the historically inaccurate claim that thousands of African Americans fought for the South during the Civil War. Subsequent reviews by the state Department of Education have revealed other inaccuracies.