Ron DeSantis won't drop this racist lie

“There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.” – Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897), American abolitionist and author

Since he became governor, Ron DeSantis has made anti-Blackness — by way of race-tinged rhetoric, policy, and legislation — one of the major pillars of his administration.

He is not alone.

A persistent narrative spun by a wide swathe of white Republicans is that white people are under attack and suffering harm because of reverse discrimination. The clamor is that...