Florida is far from alone. Alabama has just followed it by approving sweeping anti-DEI legislation. For good measure, the new law also includes requirements that history be taught in a way that is not divisive; no current student should be made to feel guilty about anything done by his ancestors, and blame should not be attached to any racial group.
So what exactly are they going to teach high school students about Alabama in the 1960s? What are they going to say about Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma? How will they treat George Wallace and Bull Connor? This isn’t the Civil War we’re talking about here; some of the people involved in the racist crimes are still alive, and are related to the students who will be learning about them.
Say a prayer for high school history teachers in Alabama. They’re going to need all the help they can get.