The Martha's Vineyard Times · 10h
Wampanoag history book at the center of Texas controversy
Linda Coombs, has been at the center of an effort in Texas to discredit her work about America from an indigenous perspective. In September, a citizen’s review committee directed Coombs’ 2023 book, “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story,
Opinion
Chicago Sun-Times · 2d
When real history gets recast as 'fiction,' it's another form of book-banning
A committee without credentials in Montgomery County, Texas, decided a historical work about Indigenous people, "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story" was fiction. It's an extension of book banning, which is forbidden in Illinois.
Houston Public Media · 2d
Montgomery County committee incorrectly categorized historical book as fiction, publisher says
Coombs is a historian and author from the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah. She wrote children's books for a museum series that highlighted aspects of southern New English tribal cultures, according to Penguin Random House.
Yahoo · 2d
Local author releases new book about Texas history
Putting pen to paper, Deborah Burkett once again brings to life those who impacted Texas history. Using the individual’s own words, Burkett allows people to speak for themselves in her latest work, “From the Alamo to Present Day: Texans Speak.
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