{"id":1985230,"date":"2023-07-28T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-racist-line-in-floridas-curriculum-a-woke-course-dems-loved-says-the-same-thing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T15:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:20:38","slug":"that-racist-line-in-floridas-curriculum-a-woke-course-dems-loved-says-the-same-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-racist-line-in-floridas-curriculum-a-woke-course-dems-loved-says-the-same-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s curriculum controversy: A popular course favored by Democrats echoes the &#8216;racist&#8217; line."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthat-racist-line-in-floridas-curriculum-a-woke-course-dems-loved-says-the-same-thing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985230&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>An African American Studies Course Sparks Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>An African American Studies course defended by Democrats teaches the same historical item Vice President\u200c Kamala Harris and others excoriated Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R.) for \u200ballowing \u200bin his state\u2019s curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> \u2062took a trip to Florida last week to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/26\/ron-desantis-slams-kamala-harris-over-curriculum-hoax\/\">say<\/a> the state\u2019s new social studies\u2064 standards &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-blasts-florida-history-curriculum-gop-says-her-focus-should-be-on-fixing-border\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris criticizes Florida history curriculum, GOP urges her to prioritize border issues.\">replace history<\/a> with lies.&#8221; She slammed the curriculum for\u2062 including a line <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/kamala-harris-is-brazenly-lying-about-floridas-slavery-curriculum\/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&#038;utm_medium=article&#038;utm_campaign=right-rail&#038;utm_content=top-stories&#038;utm_term=third\">stating<\/a>, &#8220;Slaves \u200ddeveloped skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-corrupt-hunter-biden-whines-to-friend-every-great-family-is-persecuted-prosecuted-in-the-us-ignoring-biden-family-crimes\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Corrupt Hunter Biden Whines to Friend \u201cEvery Great Family is Persecuted, Prosecuted in the US\u201d \u2013 Ignoring Biden Family Crimes\">personal benefit<\/a>.&#8221; But the AP \u200dAfrican American Studies course framework designed by the \u2064College Board, which many Democrats including Harris defended in\u2064 the face of scrutiny \u2062from\u200d DeSantis, includes a similar line.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;In addition \u200dto agricultural \u200dwork, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-racist-line-in-floridas-curriculum-a-woke-course-dems-loved-says-the-same-thing\/\" title=\"Florida's curriculum controversy: A popular course favored by Democrats echoes the 'racist' line.\">enslaved people learned\u2063 specialized trades<\/a> and worked as painters,\u2064 carpenters, tailors,\u2064 musicians, and healers in the North and South,&#8221; \u2064the AP course framework <a href=\"https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/media\/pdf\/ap-african-american-studies-course-framework.pdf\">reads<\/a>. &#8220;Once free, African Americans used these skills\u2062 to\u2062 provide for themselves and others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Progressives\u2064 had criticized DeSantis for blocking \u200bthe AP course from \u2062being taught in Florida until changes were made. DeSantis successfully pushed the \u200dCollege Board to remove content about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-around-the-country-will-host-critical-whiteness-studies-courses\/\" title=\"Universities nationwide to offer 'Critical Whiteness Studies' courses.\">critical\u2062 race theory<\/a> and LGBTQ+ topics\u2064 from \u2064the course\u200b and make discussions on slavery reparations and Black Lives Matter optional.<\/p>\n<p>The College Board <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/education\/4051993-college-board-says-it-wont-alter-ap-courses-to-comply-with-floridas-laws\/\">said<\/a> in June it will not \u2063make any further changes \u200cdemanded by\u200d Florida, leaving \u200cthe \u200dcourse\u2019s future in \u200bthe state uncertain. Florida already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/01\/us\/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html\">requires<\/a> \u200d that schools teach African-American history.<\/p>\n<p>Harris in \u200dJanuary <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/3824660-harris-speaks-to-florida-lawmakers-about-desantis-rejection-of-african-american-studies-class\/\">criticized<\/a> DeSantis\u2019s refusal to\u2063 teach the course \u200bin Florida schools without changes, saying &#8220;anyone who bans teaching American history has no right \u2064to shape \u2062America\u2019s future.&#8221; White House press secretary Karine \u2064Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/3821311-white-house-calls-florida-rejection-of-ap-african-american-studies-course-incomprehensible\/\">called<\/a> the move \u2063&#8221;incomprehensible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Black Caucus is pressing the Biden administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/justice-education-department-florida-black-curriculum-desantis-bd3b6c2bd28a636b3aa0e7e9018ddab4\">create<\/a> an &#8220;aggressive legal\u2062 strategy&#8221; to examine Florida\u2019s new standards.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the\u2064 comparisons, the College \u2064Board said slavery \u2063was an \u2062&#8221;atrocity that\u200c cannot be\u2063 justified by examples of \u200dAfrican Americans\u2019 agency and resistance during their enslavement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We resolutely disagree with \u2064the \u200bnotion that\u2064 enslavement was in\u2063 any \u200dway a beneficial, productive, or useful experience for \u2062African Americans,&#8221; the College Board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/27\/us\/college-board-ap-african-american-studies-florida-curriculum\/index.html#:~:text=The%20College%20Board%20said%20its,the%202023%2D2024%20school%20year.\">told<\/a> \u2064CNN on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are supporting an African American Studies course that Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for including in the curriculum. 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