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Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics

2023-07-21 07:57
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics

Florida has approved controversial new standards for teaching African American history at the state's public schools.

The updated guidelines include a requirement that students learn "how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit".

Critics...