TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 08: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a victory speech after defeating Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist during his election night watch party at the Tampa Convention Center on November 8, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. DeSantis was the projected winner by a double-digit lead. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
Last week, Florida’s Department of Education approved a new state curriculum for the African-American Studies program that teaches students how black people “personally benefited” from some skills that they learned while being subjected to slavery.
In a press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis said, “They’re probably going to show that some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life.”
DeSantis later added that he was not involved in the changes, but he defended the curriculum as an academic decision rather than a political one.
Fox News host Jesse Watters supported DeSantis, saying, “No one is arguing slaves benefited from slavery… They are teaching how black people develop skills during slavery in some instances that can be applied for their own personal benefit.”
This follows the “Stop WOKE Act,” which DeSantis signed in 2022. The law served as a response to critical race theory, which explores how the United States’ history of discrimination and racism continues to affect the country now, by banning the teaching of material that makes students feel “shamed because of their race.”
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DeSantis, who has received criticism for the new curriculum, is currently trailing in the polls against former president Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. The Florida governor has based his campaign against what he refers to as “radical liberal policies” of the Democratic Party.
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