Thursday, January 18, 2024

Florida lawmakers push to remove language saying slaves benefited from slavery from state curriculum



Two state House members — a Democrat and a conservative Republican — introduced legislation (HB 1521) in the Florida House this month that would prohibit specified instruction and state academic standards from indicating or implying that enslaved persons benefited from slavery or enslavement experience in any way. A Democratic senator introduced the same legislation, (SB 344).....Read More

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