Why Florida is So Desperate to Hide This Speech From Students
<p>Resistance is not a dirty word, but if you try to teach students about Black Americans' efforts in resisting slavery, they may try to wash your mouth with soap. And that's because Florida's Department of Education has deemed these topics taboo. For instance, censors struck an African American Studies course from the official state curriculum, claiming that the course lacked "<a href="https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/floridas-ban-on-ap-african-american-studies-explained/2023/01#:~:text=Florida%20high%20schoolers%20will%20no,and%20allegedly%20violating%20Florida%20law." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">educational value</a> and historical accuracy." While they did not identify any specific historical inaccuracies that should be corrected within the course materials, they did provide examples of the information they found problematic. For instance, Florida censors took issue with the inclusion of a political speech delivered by twenty-seven-year-old Henry Highland Garnet, a well-known newspaper editor and pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Troy, New York, c</p>
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