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  I guess black history changed. No, you mean they just want to change history to appease racist?
context: In all fairness, this is a pilot class and hasn't fully been introduced into the overall slate of AP classes the College Board offers. 
  That being said, Desantis didn't give an immediate reason as to why Florida was dropping the pilot classes. And when they did, it was to "combat wokeness". Which Florida defines as 'a general belief there are  systematic injustices in the country'. >
  
  I believe I heard an interview (it may not have been Desantis) where he said it was because the class had modules on things like 'queer theory' and 'intersectionality'... I don't know what all else but it was a long list. >
  
  Had a section on 'critical race theory' as well >
  
  Hard to imagine how to teach factual history of race in the U.S. without that. >
  
  Really makes me angry that they caved. More than anything they should have just pulled AP from Florida. >
  
  I hate Ron DeSantis so much >
  
  If our institutions are gonna cave this easily to one little manlet in Florida then we're gonna get fascism even quicker than anticipated >
  
  Would you like to hear how the Texas Board of Education has been the defacto authority on almost all school textbooks since the 1960s? >
  
  How does california not have more control >
  
  They do. The publishers produce different versions of the textbooks for different states, based on their preferences:
  
  So the state boards of education will appoint folks to these panels. And in California, Democrats really control that process. And the opposite is true in Texas, where Republicans have dominated the process. So for example, a Texas panel asked one publisher, please be clearer about the influence of the Protestant Great Awakening on the Founding Fathers. They're always looking to highlight that influence of Christianity. By contrast, in California, they're saying, you know, when you mention Levi Strauss, can you mention that he was an immigrant and a Jewish immigrant? They're always looking to add diversity to the curriculum. >
  
  Well the college board can suck a dick too then. And if you dig just a couple of inches deeper I guarantee it was about a dollar >
  
  Shame on the College Board. >
  
  If the College Board were capable of shame, it would've disbanded long ago. >
  
  Public school teacher here. I don’t know if I’m more angry or sad over this. Institutions of higher learning are caving to appease a racist. How is this happening in our country? >
  
  Because our racist Uncles, coworkers, parents, friends, neighbors keep voting for these people and we refuse to acknowledge just what horrible people they are, keep making excuses for their beliefs and wont hold them accountable >
  
  ....but holding them accountable would make Thanksgiving awkward...something something? 
  "Why are we so invested in spending holidays with people we know to advance abhorrent policies? Ummm....err..." >
  
  Because 'family'. It's the worst justification to keep toxic people in your life. >
  
  Boycott College Board ✊ >
  
  There’s something that just turns your stomach about the college board watering down a black history course to appease a white supremacist