Vice President Kamala Harris recently claimed Florida is teaching middle school students 'that enslaved people benefited from slavery.' Let's break down this claim.
The language in question states that Africans enslaved in America developed skills that could benefit them personally.
Vice President Kamala Harris brought up the curriculum in numerous speeches soon after, claiming, “In the state of Florida, they decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery,” and later asking, “How is it that anyone could suggest that amidst these atrocities [of slavery], there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization?”entire social studies curriculum is available onlineThe controversial language appears in section SS.68.AA.
Those objecting to the language in the curriculum are questioning why the Florida school board feels as though it is necessary to include this note highlighting the potential benefits of slavery on the enslaved peoples.Dr. William Allen, who worked on the team that developed the curriculum, appeared on
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