Mississippi’s Black Senators Stage Walkout Over Bill Banning Critical Race Theory

The bill to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Mississippi schools was passed by the state Senate on Friday after members of the chamber's Black Caucus walked out in protest of the legislation, which is part of a wave of similar legislation in Republican-controlled states.

The Mississippi state Senate staged a walk out Friday in protest of a bill that would ban critical race theory in public schools.

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According to Mississippi Today, the entire Senate Black Caucus did not vote.

Critical race theory would be banned in K-12 public schools and Mississippi's public universities under a bill that passed by a vote of 32-2.

The legislation has the support of the state's Republican House speaker and the governor.

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"We cannot continue to fall into the future backwards, and that's what this bill does," said Sen. David Jordan (D), a Black 87-year-old former teacher who said he faced racism from parents during his career. We don't need it. We have more important things to do because we have come too far.

10. Mississippi would become the 10th state to ban critical race theory if the bill is enacted.

There is a key background.

Last year, critical race theory became a legislative priority for Republicans after it became a culture war talking point. The theory claims that American governmental entities are biased against people of color. Critics, led by former President Donald Trump, have blasted critical race theory, claiming it's politically driven by left-wing activists and doesn't accurately reflect American history. Trump signed an act to promote "patriotic education," which downplayed slavery's role in U.S. history, while venerating the nation's founding fathers, and last year claimed teaching critical race theory borders on "psychological abuse" of children. There is scant evidence critical race theory is being taught in U.S. classrooms, despite the fact that it is ill defined as an academic framework.
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