Senate Republicans balk at plan to highlight Black history in US schools
by Reuters in Washington from on (#5H9VZ)
- Letter zeroes in on reference to 1619 Project chronicling slavery
- Proposed education department policy branded divisive'
Dozens of Senate Republicans have called on the Biden administration to withdraw what they say is a divisive" proposal that would place greater emphasis on slavery and the contributions of Black Americans in history and civics lessons in US schools.
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