Here's what this "Black studies" controversy is all about. Governor DeSantis, the White guy, is worried that these courses will present material to Florida students that are based on opinion, not facts.
The very well-publicized "1619 Project," touted by The New York Times, is a great example. Here we have a so-called historian putting forth that America was developed with slavery being the motivating force everywhere.
Balderdash is too mild a word.
At this moment, I am writing a book called "Killing the Witches," which explores the true origin of our nation's founding. From the very beginning in Plymouth, it was religion, not slavery, that established the expanding colonies. And it was harsh religion.
So, DeSantis and others fear that school courses involving race would largely become propaganda designed to mislead students about the true nature of their country.
This is a valid fear.
Traditional historians like me would never be hired to teach black studies. It would likely be activism in the classroom, not instruction. And what about students who dissent from the activist narrative? What happens to them?
Any "diversity or race-targeted" mandatory state school courses should be rigorously thought out, so historical balance is present. This isn't communist China here.
In school, facts, not indoctrination, should be mandatory in every school funded by the taxpayer.
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