On the first day of Black History Month, the board released a curriculum for the new course excluding many of the topics that originally angered conservatives.
After intense pushback by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the College Board has completely overhauled its new Advanced Placement course in African American studies ― an apparent cave to pressure from Republicans enraged by the idea of students focusing on Black history.for the course that no longer includes many of the topics that originally angered conservatives, including DeSantis.
The curriculum also no longer features the Black Lives Matter movement as a topic, though it does now include “Black conservatism” as a research project idea. The College Board is a nonprofit that oversees college entrance exams. It provided the pilot African American Studies course to 60 schools across the country and plans to make it more accessible in 2024.
The board first announced the new AP course in August and was widely applauded by scholars who stressed the importance of students learning about Black history, regardless of their background. But when
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