Posted on Jul 29, 2023
DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments
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The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery in the state’s revised African American history standards is infuriating several prominent Black conservatives.
Several told POLITICO they fear the issue will play into Democrats’ characterization of Republicans as favoring a whitewashing of American history. Most saw it as an unforced error at the time when Black Republicans feel they’ve been making significant strides within the party.
Several told POLITICO they fear the issue will play into Democrats’ characterization of Republicans as favoring a whitewashing of American history. Most saw it as an unforced error at the time when Black Republicans feel they’ve been making significant strides within the party.
DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments
Posted from politico.com
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Slavery
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It's okay, it's much to do about nothing. Democrats still consider Republicans to be the founders of the KKK when it's not true.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathan-Bedford-Forrest/Postwar-life-and-the-Ku-Klux-Klan
https://youtu.be/raVFzZZLp3A
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathan-Bedford-Forrest/Postwar-life-and-the-Ku-Klux-Klan
https://youtu.be/raVFzZZLp3A
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Confederate General, KKK Founder
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Nathan Bedford Forrest - Confederate General, KKK Founder: Forrest’s postwar business career was not as lucrative as his antebellum ventures. He had exhausted his fortune during the war, and with the abolition of slavery he lost one of his most valuable avenues for making money. After serving as the president of the Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad, he settled on managing a plantation manned by convict labour....
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