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Hank Johnson: I don't trust the government of Florida to tell teachers how to teach history, particularly Black history, wanting to…

On the recordJuly 25, 2023
I don't trust the government of Florida to tell teachers how to teach history, particularly Black history, wanting to put a revisionist idea that somehow slaves benefited from being slaves.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Criticism of Florida's approach to teaching Black history.

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