Ocoee massacre victim's descendant denounces African American history standards in Florida schools
In Florida's new African American history standards, the section covering race massacres tells teachers to instruct students about acts of violence...
In Florida's new African American history standards, the section covering race massacres tells teachers to instruct students about acts of violence "against and by African Americans." That both-sides approach drew outrage at a town hall in Orlando. Critics of the new standards, like U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, have also pointed out a lesson that says enslaved workers benefited by learning useful skills. The meeting Saturday, at the Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center, was organized by Democratic State Sen.