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2023-07-23 14:57:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C4F0B23EE397A768D252FD45924DE026F019BA9488F90F49FA650601D01E5D17
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Florida’s BOE approved the new teaching guidelines that go into the "tougher subjects" of slavery. The new language regarding slaves learning specialized skills was meant to show they were not merely victims. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-introduces-new-guidelines-teaching-black-history-critics-give-poor-grade-2023-07-20/ https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf Statement from Dr. William Allen and Dr. Frances Presley Rice: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1gnBaEWwAAFd-x?format=jpg&name=medium
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