A group of protestors today have engaged in a 2-mile march to the Miami-Dade School Board building to protest the recently approved African American history standards. A month ago, the Florida Board of Education approved standards that inaccurately teach that enslaved people benefitted from the horrible practice of slavery. The Florida Legislative Black Caucus has been adamant in their disapproval of these new standards.
Representative Dianne Hart (D- Tampa), Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, issued the following statement:
“I am delighted to see that the citizens and parents in Miami-Dade County are not sitting idly by while the State of Florida tries to indoctrinate our students with lies about historical truths. It is my hope that more parents will become involved in holding town halls, protests, and showing up to school board meetings, continuing to bring attention to these falsehoods that are being passed off as legitimate history. Let me be clear: there was no benefit to enslaved people from the torture that was chattel slavery, and the moment we teach our children otherwise, we open the next generation to the possibility of repeating it. The Florida Legislative Black Caucus will continue to bring light to this issue and stand against falsehoods in our children’s education.”
