'Ron DeSantis wants to pretend that Black history isn’t American history,' Rep. Maxwell Frost tweeted.
handles the issue of race in Florida could provide insight into the policies he will propose related to racial inequality in America if he launches a 2024 presidential campaign.The Florida Department of Education sent the College Board, the nonprofit organization that oversees the AP program, aclaiming that the African American Studies course is “inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.
Black lawmakers in the state legislature and on Capitol Hill have criticized the decision given the role of Black people in American history.tweeted Thursday. "Leaders like him are the reason why Florida has seen a huge surge in hate crimes and acts of racism over the last two years. Kids deserve to go to school to learn history, not hate."
Florida state senator Shevrin Jones said in a statement: "Gov. DeSantis’ whitewashing of history and book bans are his latest assault on American history and our First Amendment rights. Horrifyingly, it is our vulnerable and underrepresented students who will suffer the most as a result."
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