Without naming names, President Biden and Vice President Harris appeared to take swipes at Ron DeSantis at a ceremony for an Emmett Till national monument.
Without mentioning GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by name, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris railed against those who are "banning books" and allegedly teaching "enslaved people benefited from slavery."Gov. Ron DeSantis
"Those who attempt to teach that enslaved people benefited from slavery," Harris continued."Those who insult us in an attempt to gaslight us. Who try to divide us with unnecessary debates. Let us not be seduced into believing that somehow we will be better if we forget. We will be better if we remember. We will be stronger if we remember because we all here know, it is only by understanding and learning from our past that we can continue to work together to build a better future.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DeSantis campaign for comment but did not immediately hear back. Emmett Till, 14, of Chicago, was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of making sexual advances toward a White woman. In March, DeSantis spoke out against those who accused him of banning books, calling the narrative a"hoax." He condemned"pornographic and inappropriate materials" in schools and libraries that violate state standards, and said he wants to keep education"free from sexualization and harmful materials that are not age appropriate."while on the campaign trail but was not injured.
Till’s mutilated body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River another three days later, Aug. 31, 1955. As many as 125,000 people attended the visitation and funeral. The White House fact sheet said the new national monument"will tell the story of the events surrounding Emmett Till’s murder, their significance in the Civil Rights Movement and American history, and the broader story of Black oppression, survival and bravery in America.
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