he University of California, Santa Cruz developed The History & Civics Project for California's K-12 schools, with lessons that heavily focus on race and racial identity, according to an investigation by Defending Education.

The lesson plans include anti-racism language and compare the U.S. Capitol events of Jan. 6, 2021, to Ku Klux Klan demonstrations, according to documents from the nonprofit Defending Education. 

The UCSC History & Civics Project describes itself as a regional site for the California History-Social Science Project, providing resources, support and curriculum guidance to educators. 

Its website also says, “High-quality history and civics education is vital to building a more just society and preparing all students to be literate, knowledgeable, and engaged citizens.”

The project offers free lesson plans and resource sets under the theme “Interrogating and Re-Imagining Historical, Artistic, and Literary Representations: Teaching Ethnic Studies,” covering a range of topics for classroom instruction.

One section, titled “Historicizing Race & Whiteness,” includes materials promoting anti-racism concepts, as well as references to The 1619 Project, “racist policing,” and the Movement for Black Lives policy platform.

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