{"id":1985501,"date":"2023-07-28T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-president-blasts-false-claims-about-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T20:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:05:31","slug":"heritage-foundation-president-blasts-false-claims-about-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-president-blasts-false-claims-about-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Foundation President criticizes inaccurate claims on Florida&#8217;s African American history curriculum."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fheritage-foundation-president-blasts-false-claims-about-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum%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=1985501&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--><h2>Heritage Foundation \u2062President Slams False Claims About \u2062Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and African American History Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>Heritage\u2063 Foundation President Kevin Roberts\u2064 vehemently criticized the false claims being made about Florida\u2063 Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> and the state&#8217;s African American\u2063 history curriculum. According\u2062 to Roberts, these claims have\u200d nothing to do with history and are\u200c solely aimed at undermining DeSantis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/9 The outcry over Florida&#8217;s African \u2062American History standards is absurd. That happens\u2064 to be my academic \u2063field as a\u2063 historian; I use to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-president-blasts-false-claims-about-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum\/\" title=\"Heritage Foundation President criticizes inaccurate claims on Florida's African American history curriculum.\">write extensively\u2014including curriculum standards\u2014<\/a>on the topic. So I took some time\u200c to review\u2062 Florida\u2019s. The bottom\u2064 line: they are excellent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1685034819275591680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The false claims originated when\u2064 Vice\u2063 President \u200dKamala Harris visited \u200cJacksonville, Florida, and falsely asserted that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-school-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-black-history-month-curriculum-reverses-course\/\" title=\"Utah School Allows Parents To Opt Out Of Black History Month Curriculum, Reverses Course\">middle school students<\/a> will be taught that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-attacks-extremists-in-florida-after-desantis-education-fight\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris criticizes Florida extremists amid DeSantis education clash.\">enslaved people benefited<\/a> \u200cfrom slavery.&#8221; \u200bHarris seized on a single sentence from the 216-page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/core\/fileparse.php\/20653\/urlt\/6-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curriculum<\/a> that explained how freed slaves utilized the skills they acquired during\u2064 slavery to improve \u2064their lives. The curriculum emphasized\u200b that \u2064&#8221;instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The College Board&#8217;s AP African American Studies course framework for 2023-2024 also includes a similar item. It acknowledges that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-instruction-on-slavery-includes-same-fact-central-to-white-house-attacks-on-florida-curriculum\/\" title=\"AP Instruction On Slavery Includes Same Fact Central To White House Attacks On Florida Curriculum\">enslaved people learned specialized trades<\/a> and \u200dworked in various professions, such \u2064as painters, carpenters, tailors, musicians, and healers. Once free, African Americans used these skills to provide \u2063for themselves and others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In my experience as a historian of African American history, \u200bFlorida&#8217;s standards are actually a model \u2064for other states,&#8221; Roberts\u2062 stated. &#8220;They cover a wide\u200c range of topics, confront difficult subjects, and, as\u2064 history should, highlight\u200b the\u2062 heroic individuals \u2063who fought against oppression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/9 In my experience as a historian of African American history,\u200c Florida&#8217;s standards actually are a model for other states. They \u200dare comprehensive in topics covered, do\u2062 not shy away from difficult topics, and\u2014as\u200b history should\u2014use examples of heroic \u200dpeople who fought\u200b oppression.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1685034820571676673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Roberts\u200d further \u2062highlighted that\u200c Florida&#8217;s standards emphasize the vital contributions of\u200d African \u2062Americans in building and strengthening American society. They also celebrate the inspirational stories of African Americans who\u200b thrived despite challenging circumstances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/9 The controversial section\u2014&#8221;Instruction includes\u200c how slaves developed skills, which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit&#8221;\u2014is wholly\u2062 accurate. Some slaves, in some circumstances, were able to earn\u2064 money that some\u200b even used to purchase their freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1685034822828269568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July \u200d28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Roberts clarified that mentioning the &#8220;personal benefit&#8221; of some slaves in certain instances does not \u2063defend or romanticize slavery. Instead, it highlights the incredible resilience of enslaved individuals within an \u2063oppressive system. African American historian Dr. \u200bWilliam B. Allen, the author of the standards, echoed this sentiment in an interview with NPR&#8217;s Steve Inskeep.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr. Allen, in \u200cresponse to criticism about \u2062the &#8216;personal benefit&#8217; \u2062phrase: &#8216;When I look at that language, I see what Booker T. Washington \u2063meant when he entitled his autobiography &#8216;Up From Slavery&#8217; rather than &#8216;Down In Slavery,'&#8221; Roberts added. &#8220;Dr. Allen continued:\u2062 &#8216;I see what Douglass meant when he described \u2063his slave\u2064 mistress teaching him to read \u2063only at the beginning because his owner put a\u2063 stop to it. But that small glimmer of light was enough\u200d to inspire him to turn it into a burning\u2064 flame of illumination&#8230;'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roberts concluded by addressing the motives behind the\u200d false claims about Florida&#8217;s African American History Curriculum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">9\/9 This controversy about FL&#8217;s history\u2064 standards has\u2064 nothing to do with history, which is accurately &#038; beautifully captured. Rather,\u2064 it&#8217;s all about politics and trying to knee-cap one of conservatism&#8217;s\u2062 leaders. God bless <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> for his courage amid this ridiculous fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1685034828641583104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Tim Pearce contributed\u2064 to\u2064 this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is the President of the Heritage Foundation, stated. He criticized the false allegations surrounding Governor Ron DeSantis and the state&#8217;s African American history curriculum. Roberts emphasized that these claims are not based on historical facts but are solely aimed at undermining DeSantis. He further described the uproar over Florida&#8217;s African American History standards as ridiculous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1985502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}