It is not surprising that Vice President Kamala Harris has resorted to playing the race card, as it has always been effective against Republicans. However, what is shocking is the number of Republicans who have endorsed Harris’ dishonest attack on Florida. Harris criticized a single sentence in Florida’s African-American history standards, ignoring the context and intention behind it. The guideline aims to emphasize that freed slaves were not helpless victims, but had the skills and resources to build their own self-sufficiency and resilience. This is an important aspect to highlight, especially considering the oppressive laws enacted by Democrats in southern states after the Civil War.
The Florida curriculum extensively covers the brutality of slavery, post-Civil War segregation, and the long struggle for civil rights. The real reason behind Harris and the left’s attack on the curriculum is their disagreement with the portrayal of slavery prior to 1619. The left is fond of the “1619 Project,” which portrays America solely as a “slavocracy,” ignoring the historical context and distorting the truth. It is hypocritical of Harris to attack Florida’s curriculum while other states use similar statements in their own curricula.
There is a considerable amount of academic work, including from left-leaning scholars, that supports the resilience of freed slaves in the face of adversity. However, no one has ever interpreted this as evidence that “blacks benefited from slavery.” Harris’ attack is nothing more than demagoguery. What is truly inexplicable is the number of prominent Republicans who have sided with her. It is political malpractice for them to do so, as they seem to have forgotten that the GOP voted in greater numbers in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act than Democrats did.
The Democratic Party relies on keeping racial tensions high for their political fortunes, but why would any Republican want to cooperate with such a divisive project? It ignores the Democratic Party’s own history as the party of slavery, secession, and segregation. Republicans should not endorse false narratives and bad history for the sake of electoral gain.
Overall, it is disappointing to see politicians, regardless of their party affiliation, resorting to playing the race card and distorting historical facts for political purposes. The focus should be on promoting unity and understanding, rather than perpetuating division based on misinformation.
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