Civil War historian drops the hammer on Alabama governor after she says critical race theory teaches 'hate'
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Via: john-russell • 5 years ago • 17 commentsBy: Matthew Chapman (Raw Story - Celebrating Years of Independent Journalism)
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Governor Kay Ivey on Facebook.
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This week, Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) proudly announced that the state of Alabama has "permanently BANNED Critical Race theory," adding, "We're focused on teaching our children how to read and write, not HATE."
We have permanently BANNED Critical Race Theory in Alabama. We're focused on teaching our children how to read and write, not HATE. — Kay Ivey (@Kay Ivey) 1634751901.0
Ivey's remark drew quick comment from Civil War historian Kevin M. Levin — who pointed out that the state of Alabama still has a number of explicit symbols of hate in public spaces, including a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis right outside of the state capitol building.
...and not to mention the 88-foot tall Confederate Monument Memorial a few steps away on the capitol grounds. https://t.co/wKoFmRgiiZ — Kevin M. Levin (@Kevin M. Levin) 1634855625.0
Confederate monuments were mostly installed during the enactment of Jim Crow laws in the early 20th century, and as a backlash to the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and 60s, by officials seeking to re-assert the principles of white supremacy.
"Critical race theory" is a framework that views the role of white supremacy in America's history and institutions. Republicans have scrambled to denounce and ban its teaching in public schools — despite the fact that it is very rarely taught in public schools to begin with.
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How much nerve does it take to talk about someone elses "racial hate" when you have a huge statue of Jefferson Davis in front of your capitol building/
All it takes is not understanding Matthew 7:5.
CRT teaches the hatred of white people, and to blame them for everything.
Are white people to blame for anything, in your opinion?
There are probably people who do that, but CRT isn’t really about that.
With all of your stances on religion and evolution, your comment defies common sense
for an educated person.
Stop reading headlines.
Kay is literally the reason those statues still exists.
After Columbus statues were vandalized in 2018
she angrily signed a law protecting all statues that had been in place for 40 years
Essentially conserving the past completely.
‘Politically correct nonsense’: Alabama governor defends Confederate monuments — RT USA News
Old white people are pretty predictable.
Grandma Kay is not part of the solution.
According to you, they are.
I asked you what you think. I give my opinions here all the time. Speak up for a change Greg.
Nah, he couldn't even respond directly to a single comment, had to start a new thread,
And in a similarly necessary move, she later outlawed the hunting of elephants in public parks.
It seems to me that a lot of Americans are doing everything they possibly can to forget the past. Maybe they WANT to repeat it. You can burn the books about it, you can hide the statues, but like it or not you can't change your history.