The Washington Post became the latest mainstream media outlet to denounce"Florida has done it again. The state’s Board of Education has unveiled its newest standards for the instruction of African American history in public schools, and they include some horrendous elements," the editorial board wrote on Friday.
Specifically, the editorial highlighted two of the 191 items listed in the standards which included instruction on how slaves"developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit" and how the race massacres were"perpetuated by" both Black and White Americans. "So Florida’s children will now learn that slavery was, in part, a beneficial job-training program, and that Black Americans shared the blame for the violence that White mobs inflicted upon their communities," the Post's editorial board lamented. MSNBC GUEST CALLS FLORIDA’S STANDARDS ON TEACHING AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY ‘AKIN’ TO DEFENDING THE HOLOCAUSTThe Washington Post continued,"Diluting the horrors of slavery does not serve or protect children.
It continued,"Any attempt to reduce slaves to just victims of oppression fails to recognize their strength, courage, and resiliency during a difficult time in American history. Florida students deserve to learn how slaves took advantage of whatever circumstances they were in to benefit themselves and the community of African descendants."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a series of education bills at Cambridge Christian school in Tampa, Fla. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
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