Florida Offers Alternative History Course To Combat AP Courses That Teach Non-Whitewashed Black History

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In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the members of his state’s Department of Education rejected an Advanced Placement course covering African American Studies, which they justified by claiming the course “significantly lacks educational value,” by which they meant it was of no value to white people who would rather stick their heads in the sands of white nationalism than be educated, if DeSantis’ years-long war on wokeness is any indication.

Well, apparently...