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Gov. Youngkin Wants No Mention of MLK Jr. in Virginia Elementary School Curriculums

Governor Glenn Youngkin has introduced a new proposal for Virginia’s elementary schools, which would remove any mention of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from the curriculum of every elementary school in Virginia.   In addition, the proposal also bans topics such as lynching from being taught until 6th grade, and Christopher Columbus' role in the slave trade cannot be taught until 11th grade. Well, that makes things pretty clear.  There will be no damn teaching of “woke history” on Gov. Youngkin’s watch!  Now, you can call me crazy, but this almost sounds like “Cancel Culture!”  So, what’s up next - no more references to the “Civil War?”  It must now be referred to as “Stinkin’ Lincoln’s War of Northern Aggression?”  It’s all part of the Republican plan to replace “woke” history books, with these new, improved - MAGA history books. Of course, Republicans justify the move by claiming that teaching about slavery and racial discrimination makes white children f...