College Board purges controversial subjects from AP African American Studies ... trends now
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The College Board has removed a series of controversial topics from its new AP African American Studies course after criticism led by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
A final version of the curriculum published on Wednesday either watered down or removed entirely topics linked to the Black Lives Matter movement, 'black queer studies' and critical race theory.
The subjects had appeared in a draft version of the course guide that surfaced last September and drew fierce criticism over claims student were being subject to woke 'indoctrination'.
DeSantis, who has made removing 'ideological conformity' in education a headline of his leadership, said he would ban the course being taught in Florida's schools.
Across four broad units, the course covers many, mostly uncontroversial topics ranging from origins of the African diaspora to slavery and civil rights.
DeSantis said the course would be banned in Florida and described the controversial subjects as a 'political agenda', adding: 'That's the wrong side of the line for Florida standards.'
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