Told y’all they weren’t just coming for CRT (which they don’t even understand). They want to ban all teaching about Black folk. Ultimately they want to roll back even the most basic progress of the past 1/2 century.
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) December 23, 2023
MO school board bans black history.https://t.co/7ytidiB1lG
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The same people who don’t want to admit the Civil War was about slavery are the same people who want to ban Critical Race Theory and teaching African American Studies
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) December 29, 2023
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VP Harris criticized DeSantis over the language in the summer. DeSantis invited her to a debate over the curriculum, which she rejected.
— aaron navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) December 28, 2023
“There is no roundtable— we will accept to debate an undeniable fact. There were no redeeming qualities of slavery.” https://t.co/wFHmX5K6cU
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Nikki Haley defended not citing slavery as the cause of the Civil War during a campaign event in New Hampshire, saying that this was “a given” for people who grew up in the South: “To me, it was about freedom. It’s bigger than slavery.” https://t.co/srBkAo1OVR pic.twitter.com/GMPjLwZ8Qn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 28, 2023
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Nikki Haley’s refusal to even acknowledge slavery reminds me of Malcolm X’s wisdom from 60+ years ago when asked if we’ve made “progress” on racial justice.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) December 28, 2023
No! He responds. Because “They wont even admit the knife is there.”
How little has changed.😐pic.twitter.com/KiDdCB1T8E