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Her visit comes after a decision Wednesday by the state education officials to change what students are taught about African American history.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Jacksonville to deliver remarks on the fight to protect fundamental freedoms.
The White House says the remarks specifically deal with the “freedom to learn and teach America’s full and true history.” Harris will also meet with parents, educators, civil rights leaders and elected officials, according to NBC.
The logistical details of her visit have not yet been released.
Her visit comes after a decision Wednesday by the state education officials to change what students are taught about African American history.
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The Florida Board of Education passed new standards regarding the teaching of Black history in public schools. According to these standards, students will be taught that slaves “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
‘l’ll be on the ground in Florida tomorrow,” Harris tweeted. “We’re fighting back against attempts to gaslight us, cover up our history, and rewrite the horrors of slavery. @POTUS and I will always stand up for fundamental freedoms, including the freedom to learn and teach America’s full history.”
NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson issued a statement earlier this week decrying the “step backward for educational justice in Florida”.
“Today’s actions by the Florida state government are an attempt to bring our country back to a 19th century America where Black life was not valued, nor our rights protected. It is imperative that we understand that the horrors of slavery and Jim Crow were a violation of human rights and represent the darkest period in American history. We refuse to go back. The NAACP has been fighting against malicious actors such as those within the DeSantis Administration for over a century, and we’re prepared to continue that fight by any means necessary. Our children deserve nothing less than truth, justice, and the equity our ancestors shed blood, sweat, and tears for.”
