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Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history are part of a long tradition of white supremacy

My quest for the truth about Black history — which I didn’t get as a student — led me to become an educator. Were I a teacher in Florida, my quest to teach the truth would have me fired.

The author calls revisions to the Black history curriculum in Florida schools "a sugar-coated telling of history."
The author calls revisions to the Black history curriculum in Florida schools "a sugar-coated telling of history."Read moreTHOMAS HENGGE / Staff Photographer