In the wake of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent letter to the Department of Education opposing the proposed use of 1619 Project-based curriculum in schools, AFT President Randi Weingarten on May 6 defended the New York Times-developed initiative, which takes a broader, deeper look at American slavery’s history.
“All of a sudden you’re hearing people talk about critical race theory, people who have no idea what that term means, or trying to ban the 1619 Project because it is trying to … actually teach a factual version of oppression in America,” Weingarten said during an appearance on BNC’s “Prime With Charles Blow.”
Watch the segment here.