SALEM, Ohio -

Educators in Salem took a walk back in time on what they are calling a walk to "Teach Truth about U-S history."

They chose Salem explaining how the city took part in America's first Successful Interracial Liberation Movement.

They are protesting some bills in the Ohio House and Senate.
 
Teachers are holding a two-mile walking "Teach Truth," tour around Salem which is rich in history. 
 
They began at a pavilion in Waterworth Memorial Park  highlighting some lesser known history and unmarked historical landmarks. 
 
"The tour will highlight the roles of Salem's unmarked historical sites including African Methodist Episcopal Churches, the Boyd Mason Lodge, Frederick Douglass, and George Lucas, Local Educator, Teacher Heather Smith said.
 
"They prescribe a content that is rich in white supremacy," Retired Teacher, Activist, Michael Charney said.
 
The educators fear Ohio SB 83/HB 151 would regulate or limit what is taught in colleges. 
 
And that House Bills, 103, 322, and 327 would prevent teachers from teaching an accurate account of our history not acknowledging the country's actual history, including racism and other oppression.
 
"I believe these bills could limit talking about Medgar, talking about teaching the truth, I do believe that," said  Director of the Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past Penny Wells said.
 
"It puts people who don't know social studies in charge, and basically will miss-educate students if it actually gets implemented," Michael Charney a retired teacher, activist, and union leader said.
 
However lawmakers who support the changes say the bills goals are to ban promotion of divisive concepts in classrooms, bias, and create a social studies task force to develop new social studies standards for grades k-17 to improve Americas civics education.
 
Teachers protesting the bills ask folks to educate themselves on the bills then call their lawmakers and express their views.