DeSantis Defends Florida's Controversial New Curriculum on Slavery amid Growing Backlash
- Florida's Board of Education approved new social studies standards that include teaching middle schoolers that slaves developed skills that could benefit them personally.
- The standards have sparked criticism from Democrats like Vice President Kamala Harris as well as Republicans like Senator Tim Scott for appearing to sanitize the history of slavery.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has defended the standards, claiming they were developed by scholars and provide a comprehensive view of African American history.
- DeSantis invited Harris to Florida to discuss the standards, but she declined, stating there were no redeeming qualities to slavery.
- Black conservatives like Rep. Byron Donalds have also voiced concerns over implications that slaves may have benefited, leading to clashes with DeSantis's team.
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