That is to say, "Facing History" mostly tells us what we already knew, or at least what we suspected.

When arriving at the 20th century, "Facing History" can give only the sketchiest outline of how blacks were portrayed in art before World War II.

Facing History: Portraits from Vancouver.

After all is said and done, "Facing History: The Black Image in American Art 1710-1940," which opens today at the Brooklyn Museum, is a triumph.

(A 32-page study guide created by Facing History and Ourselves, a Holocaust education group, comes with the purchase of a two-set teacher's pack.)

New Haven Academy has a partnership with Facing History and Ourselves.

A companion study guide for it, Facing History, was prepared through a grant from Amblin and Universal.

After Mrs. Schlafly attacked one program that included a study of the Holocaust, "Facing History and Ourselves," it was denied Federal funding in 1986.

In 1986, her evaluation of "Facing History" for the Education Department played a role in the decision not to finance it.

"Facing History does not teach that that's an appropriate point of view."