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President Donald Trump said he will create a commission to promote "patriotic education" and decried the "twisted web of lies" being taught in schools and the narratives in universities that "America is a wicked and racist nation."
Speaking at the White House Conference on American History on Thursday, Trump railed against "critical race theory" and the 1619 Project directed by The New York Times Magazine, calling the project "totally discredited." The 1619 Project is named after the year when the first slaves arrived in Virginia.
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His remarks came shortly after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at another venue praised an alternative take on Black American history, the "1776 Unites Curriculum," promoted by notable conservatives. British colonies signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Trump said his "1776 Commission," established by executive order, will encourage educators to teach children about "the miracle of American history" and make plans to honor the 250th anniversary of America's founding.
Trump also spoke about a grant awarded earlier this year by the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the development of a "pro-American curriculum that celebrates the truth about our nation's great history."
"Critical race theory, the 1619 project, and the crusade against American history is toxic propaganda, ideological poison that if not removed will dissolve the civic bonds that tie us together," he said. "It will destroy our country. That is why I recently banned trainings in this prejudiced ideology from the federal government and banned it in the strongest manner possible."
Trump recently threatened to nix federal funding for California schools that teach the 1619 Project, while the White House issued a governmentwide directive to stop what it called "un-American propaganda training sessions" about race.
"The only path to national unity is through our shared identity as Americans," Trump said. "That is why it is so urgent that we finally restore patriotic education to our
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/17/devos-black-history-1776-unites-417186
President Donald Trump said he will create a commission to promote "patriotic education" and decried the "twisted web of lies" being taught in schools and the narratives in universities that "America is a wicked and racist nation."
Speaking at the White House Conference on American History on Thursday, Trump railed against "critical race theory" and the 1619 Project directed by The New York Times Magazine, calling the project "totally discredited." The 1619 Project is named after the year when the first slaves arrived in Virginia.
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His remarks came shortly after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at another venue praised an alternative take on Black American history, the "1776 Unites Curriculum," promoted by notable conservatives. British colonies signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Trump said his "1776 Commission," established by executive order, will encourage educators to teach children about "the miracle of American history" and make plans to honor the 250th anniversary of America's founding.
Trump also spoke about a grant awarded earlier this year by the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the development of a "pro-American curriculum that celebrates the truth about our nation's great history."
"Critical race theory, the 1619 project, and the crusade against American history is toxic propaganda, ideological poison that if not removed will dissolve the civic bonds that tie us together," he said. "It will destroy our country. That is why I recently banned trainings in this prejudiced ideology from the federal government and banned it in the strongest manner possible."
Trump recently threatened to nix federal funding for California schools that teach the 1619 Project, while the White House issued a governmentwide directive to stop what it called "un-American propaganda training sessions" about race.
"The only path to national unity is through our shared identity as Americans," Trump said. "That is why it is so urgent that we finally restore patriotic education to our
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/17/devos-black-history-1776-unites-417186
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