Demonstrators protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to eliminate Advanced Placement courses on African American studies in high schools as they stand outside the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee on February 15.
Mandatory Credit:	Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Demonstrators protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to eliminate Advanced Placement courses on African American studies in high schools as they stand outside the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee on February 15.
Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images

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Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’

The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.