1.0First Focus on Childrenhttps://firstfocus.orginternhttps://firstfocus.org/author/intern/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mjizcv1lll"><a href="https://firstfocus.org/update/alliance-for-student-liberty-new-changes-to-black-history-curricula-in-florida/">Alliance for Student Liberty: New Changes to Black History Curricula in Florida</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://firstfocus.org/update/alliance-for-student-liberty-new-changes-to-black-history-curricula-in-florida/embed/#?secret=mjizcv1lll" width="600" height="338" title="“Alliance for Student Liberty: New Changes to Black History Curricula in Florida” — First Focus on Children" data-secret="mjizcv1lll" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://firstfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-design-2.jpg600262The new Florida curriculum changes for Black history present a warped reality. Florida’s Board of Education approved curriculum changes in order to teach that slavery had certain benefits to slaves, such as middle school students being required to learn that slaves “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” However, the Florida standards go even beyond these problematic claims. The standards not only give credit to slaveholders, they change the entire concept of slavery. The state is altering curricula to normalize slavery and make it seem as though it was inevitable. A reason for the white-washing and inaccurate representation of history is that far-right lawmakers have been pushing that teaching Black history makes white people feel ashamed.