In recent years, historians and other scholars of the European Middle Ages have had to grapple with white nationalist appropriation of the place and period we study to create a fantasy past that extremists can point to as an ideal time. Fantastical conceptions of a racially homogenous medieval Europe have been weaponized by hate groups to advocate for white supremacy in the present day. Medieval or pseudo medieval symbols have become white nationalist symbols. The crusades are used to argue for a clash of civilizations between the Christian west and the Islamic world, and Deus vult, (God wills it), a chant of the crusaders, has become a modern slogan. Medievalists have had to confront the racist roots of our own field and the continuing inequities in it. At the same time, we are faced with the task of combating the misuse of the Middle Ages in society at large. This roundtable seeks to address the second issue. It has two prongs: within the classroom and beyond the classroom. Some of our speakers will focus on how we can alter our own teaching to better deal with misappropriations. Others will look at routes of information such as YouTube videos through which students and others can pick up false or distorted ideas. Our panel will start with a series of very brief presentations, but we will count on devoting a large part of the session to questions and comments, in part because we hope that members of the audience can also serve as a resource. Since we know that many people who are not specialists in the Middle Ages nonetheless teach the period in the context of various survey courses, we will aim to provide resources and ideas for non-specialists as well as specialists.