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The African American history debate began after the Florida Department of Education rejected an AP African American Studies course.
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NAACP speakers — like Colin Mitchell, Florida president of the Youth and College Division — blasted the idea that the African American story is not relevant or lacks value.
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The famed attorney Ben Crump plans to bring a class action lawsuit against the state of Florida if it doesn’t reverse its decision to reject an AP African American Studies course.
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Black Tallahassee leaders are joining the call for the Florida Department of Education to reconsider its rejection of an advanced placement course on African American studies.
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Florida rejected an Advancement Placement course on African American studies, saying it's "filled with" critical race theory. But scholars who helped create the course say it's not in lesson plans.
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The state education department rejected the program, saying it is "inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value."