TBE# 8 – Desantis has Learned the Wrong Lessons from History. He wants to Make Sure no One Else Learns the Right Ones.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t want the high school students who play on that field – at least the white ones – to know why. Other governors and elected officials, looking to capitalize on the racial resentment and white grievance DeSantis hopes will propel him into the White House, are following his lead. This insidious campaign is an effort not merely to warp Americans’ view of our past, but to thwart the dismantling of systemic and institutional racism. […]