Thirty years after Florida required schools to teach African American history, how the subject is taught remains inconsistent across Florida classrooms, a review by The Associated Press has found.
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Renee O'Connor near a mural at Miami Norland Senior High School, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Since Faith in Florida developed its own Black history toolkit last year, more than 400 congregations have pledged to teach the lessons, the advocacy group says. But a common complaint from students and parents is that the instruction seems limited to heroic figures like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks and rarely extends beyond each February's
“It feels like I’m really learning my culture. Like I’m learning what my ancestors did,” Addah said. “And most people don’t know what they did.”State lawmakers unanimously approved the African American history requirement in 1994 at a time of atonement over Florida's history. Representatives for the Florida Department of Education and the state's African American History Task Force did not respond to requests for comment from the AP.
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