In January, all of the legislature's Black Democratic state senators refused to vote on the bill and walked out in protest following fierce debate over the legislation.
ABC News’ Janai Norman reports on the ongoing debate about critical race theory and how teachers are grappling with how to teach American history.Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law MondaySenate Bill 2113,"Critical Race Theory; Prohibit," does not mention critical race theory by name except for in its title.
Critical race theory is a discipline taught in higher education that analyzes how racism has shaped U.S. laws and how those laws continue to impact the lives of non-white people.The bill says that no public educational institution shall teach"that any sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior; or that individuals should be adversely treated on the basis of their sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.
In a video announcing the signing of the bill, Reeves said that students are being taught progressive ideals that are against"the principles of America's founding."Sen. John Horhn asks a question during a bill debate at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 12, 2022. Horhn was among the Black lawmakers who walked out of the Senate Chamber in protest Friday, Jan.
"Mississippi is taking another step toward ensuring our kids receive the unbiased and impartial education they need to reach their full potential as individuals, not as liberal operatives," Reeves said in the video. Opponents of the bill say that the language in the bill is too vague and it could censor important lessons on the country and state's history of racial oppression.
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