Florida Democrat Introduces Bill To Prevent Teaching That Black People 'Benefited From Slavery' - Blavity
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Earlier this year, Florida sparked national controversy when it revised its public educational standards to include content that whitewashed the history of slavery. These changes to the state’s public school curriculum were one of many seemingly anti-Black policy changes in the Sunshine State over the past several years. Now, one Democratic state senator is trying to ban Florida from painting a positive image of slavery.
  • SPRUNT@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    The ones saying that black people benefitted from slavery are the same ones saying that women benefit from rape.

    • Orbituary@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      In a weird and moronic way, the first amendment right to “Freedom of Speech and Expression” got twisted to mean, “I can suppress your freedoms because dur dee hur.”

  • PrataiEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Guaranteed this won’t pass. It flies in the face of racism.

  • blahsay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    This is so weird I’m interested in how they justify this claim. Did life expectancy increase or something?

    • Twentytwodividedby7@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      No, but the dipshits who passed the law this is in response to claimed they benefitted from slavery with job skills basically. Its fucking insane

      • blahsay@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Hah that’s crazy! ‘What are they complaining about!? They got taught the valuable (to the owners) skill of picking cotton!’ That’s wild.