Title: Critical race theory, 1619 Project targeted by Georgia, Arkansas lawmakers - Washington Times
Headings: Lawmakers in two states target teaching of critical race theory, 1619 Project
Lawmakers in two states target teaching of critical race theory, 1619 Project
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By James Varney -         The Washington Times  -  Sunday, February 7, 2021
Lawmakers in two Southern states are trying to block public schools from adopting curricula based on critical race theory, which teaches that the legal and governance systems in the U.S. are inherently racist and retain economic and political power for Whites by oppressing people of color. Their argument also targets instruction incorporating the 1619 Project, a New York Times series that reframes U.S. history with slavery at the center of the narrative. In Arkansas, newly introduced legislation would ban the 1619 Project and classwork that tells White students they are racist oppressors regardless of their thoughts and actions. TOP STORIES
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In Georgia, a Republican lawmaker is pressing higher education officials about the kinds of racially attuned workshops and courses are percolating in the state’s public universities. “I’m trying to focus on the activities going on here, which I think are demeaning to some students, and this business of labeling people as ‘oppressors,’” said Arkansas state Rep. Mark Lowery, who introduced two bills targeting critical race theory. “ They believe teaching assimilation is racist.” The legislative moves are reactions to liberal educators’ increased incorporation of critical race theory in curricula. Critical race theory has appeared in public schools, private schools and charter schools. School districts across the country, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, declared the first week of February as “Black Lives Matter School Week of Action.” It goes beyond teaching racial justice issues to include other equality issues.