Ron DeSantis Invites Kamala Harris to Debate Florida’s Slavery Curriculum With His Racist Friend
William Allen, who helped write the curriculum teaching that slavery benefitted the slaves, was accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old Indigenous girl in 1989.
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UPDATE 8/1/23: On Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris declined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) invitation for her to join him in an “open and honest dialogue” about his racist public school curriculum that suggests slavery had benefits for enslaved people. “I’m here in Florida and I will tell you there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact: there were no redeeming qualities of slavery,” Harris said in a speech while visiting the state. A video of her remarks is included below.
As Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign continues to freefall, the governor is trying to rally his base by digging his heels in Florida’s new public school curriculum that suggests slavery benefited enslaved people by teaching them useful skills. This has drawn criticism from fellow Republican candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and other Black Republicans in Congress, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris, who accused DeSantis of “gaslighting” Black people.