Vice Pres. Harris traveled to Florida to 'fight' back against new, controversial Black history standards approved unanimously by the state's board of education, the White House says.
"When we send our children to school as parents, we want to know that they're being taught the truth. It is a reasonable expectation," Harris said. "It is a reasonable expectation that our children will not be misled. And that's what's so outrageous about what is happening right now."
"When I think about what is happening here in Florida, I am deeply concerned," Harris said. "Because, let's be clear, I do believe this is not only about the state of Florida. There is a national agenda afoot." Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Convention in Indianapolis, July 20, 2023.During a speech Thursday in Indianapolis, Harris called the policy an "insult" to Black Americans.
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a fundraiser on July 15, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.The changes have been widely criticized by civil rights leaders and educators."an attempt to bring our country back to a 19th century America where Black life was not valued, nor our rights protected."
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