'Anybody that is implying that there is an upside to slavery is insane,' former Texas Representative Will Hurd said about DeSantis's recent comments.
that was made by the state's Department of Education . The changes concern the instruction of African-American history in public schools, with the new standards set to be introduced in the upcoming school year. They state that middle schoolers will be instructed about"how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit," according to a document from the DOE's website.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seen. The governor's former congressional colleague Will Hurd on Sunday condemned him for what he called a"trend" of hateful conduct.During his appearance on Sunday, Hurd condemned the changes to Florida's curriculum and said that they fit a mean and hateful pattern he has seen from his former congressional colleague.
"I was the first Republican to come out and say that slavery is not a jobs program, and anybody that is implying that there is an upside to slavery is insane," Hurd said."And what is even more shocking to me is that everybody has come out [to support the changes], Ron DeSantis's Department of Education doubled down on this, Ron DeSantis has doubled down on this multiple times...
During a press conference earlier this month, the Florida governor defended the new curriculum standards by saying,"I didn't do it, and I wasn't involved in it." WATCH: DeSantis defends Florida curriculum that says slaves developed skills that could be applied to their personal benefit."This is ... part of a back pattern of Ron DeSantis being mean and hateful."
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