{"id":658574,"date":"2021-08-18T13:06:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T17:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658574"},"modified":"2021-08-18T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T17:06:37","slug":"american-historical-association-doubles-down-on-support-for-critical-race-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-historical-association-doubles-down-on-support-for-critical-race-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"American Historical Association Doubles Down on Support for Critical Race Theory"},"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\">22<\/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%2Famerican-historical-association-doubles-down-on-support-for-critical-race-theory%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=658574&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-371.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The president of the world&#8217;s largest association of historians issued a defense of critical race theory, a move critics say demonstrates the institution&#8217;s increasing adoption of woke ideology.<\/p>\n<p>Jacqueline Jones, the president of the American Historical Association (AHA) and a University of Texas professor, wrote in the association&#8217;s magazine this month that critical race theory is crucial to helping students overcome their &#8220;wrong assumptions&#8221; that America is no longer systematically racist or impacted by systematic racism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It can help them understand and recognize the many forces in society that perpetuate racial bias, even after the passage of major pieces of civil rights legislation,&#8221; Jones wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The AHA joins a growing list of educational institutions that have embraced critical race theory. In July, thousands of educators <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/thousands-of-teachers-vow-to-defy-state-bans-on-critical-race-theory\/\">pledged<\/a> to continue teaching critical race theory in defiance of state bans. The American Federation of Teachers has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/education\/teachers-union-critical-race-theory-weingarten\/2021\/07\/06\/ef327c20-de61-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged<\/a> $2.5 million to fight critical race theory bans.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who has donated to the progressive Future Now PAC, added that critical race theory enables students to understand the &#8220;enduring effect of racist laws&#8221; as well as why she believes the achievement of American founding ideals to be &#8220;elusive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The AHA has objected to state laws that ban critical race theory, writing to Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick (R.) that the state&#8217;s attempts to ban critical race theory would &#8220;white wash American history.&#8221; Critical race theory bans would &#8220;intimidate teachers and stifle independent inquiry and critical thought among students,&#8221; the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of critical race theory say it promotes a political interpretation of history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jacqueline Jones proclaims herself an ideologue who believes in Critical Race Theory and is incapable of teaching any history that contradicts her ideology,&#8221; David Randall of the National Association of Scholars said. &#8220;She is blind to liberty, hence blind to American history, whose warp and woof is the spirit of freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>States such as Texas, Tennessee, and Florida have banned critical race theory from the classroom, a measure Randall says is vital to protect America&#8217;s education system. He says Jones&#8217;s article for the AHA demonstrates her disdain for American history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Her article recapitulates the ahistorical hatred of America that CRT advocates teach in our classrooms, and demonstrates precisely why Americans must pass laws to remove CRT from our nation&#8217;s schools,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the world&#8217;s largest association of historians issued a defense of critical race theory, a move critics say demonstrates the institution&#8217;s increasing adoption of woke ideology. 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