Earlier this year, Florida sparked national controversy when it revised its public educational standards to include content that whitewashed the history of slavery. These changes to the state’s public school curriculum were one of many seemingly anti-Black policy changes in the Sunshine State over the past several years. Now, one Democratic state senator is trying to ban Florida from painting a positive image of slavery.
People are likely to vote in someone who enacts policies they want. Politicians pander to voting blocks by introducing policy that appeals to them.
It’s not hard to connect the dots?