One Sentence Does Not Define a Curriculum Thoughts on slavery, Ron DeSantis, and the state of Florida
Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved people, researchers said.
Ron DeSantis Wants to Tell the Future by Controlling the Past The history we teach to students in the present is as much about the country we hope to be as it is a record of the country we once were.
DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History In one benchmark, middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”