Al Sharpton says Ron DeSantis trying to 'erase Black history' amid AP course controversy
Al Sharpton,Ron DeSantis,Politics
Civil Rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton traveled to Tallahassee, Florida on Wednesday afternoon to protest what he called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to "bring the state back to the pre-Civil Rights era by banning Black history from the classroom" after the administration rejected a version of the College Board's high school Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course. Sharpton and a group of students, parents, civil-rights leaders and elected officials gathered at the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. and marched to the Old Florida State...
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