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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 615 

Condemning revisionist education and revisionist history as it relates to the 

African-American experience. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2023 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LIEU, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. FROST, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 

WILSON of Florida, and Ms. BROWN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning revisionist education and revisionist history as 

it relates to the African-American experience. 

Whereas Florida’s new African-American history standards 

for elementary and secondary school students illegitimately teach that slavery could have been beneficial for 

enslaved people; 

Whereas Florida’s new history standards are a colossal step 

backward and an insult to Black people, descendants of 

slaves, and the intellect of people in the United States; 

Whereas the impact of teaching African-American history has 

had a substantial impact on society by exposing the Nation’s original sin; 


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Whereas that knowledge has informed students of the realities of racism and discrimination; 

Whereas teaching African-American history can lead students 

to become vocal advocates empowered to ensure justice 

and social change; 

Whereas all sovereign citizens have the right to know where 

their people came from; 

Whereas revising African-American historical records in public schools damages people of African descent; 

Whereas not learning about the struggle for Black identity 

makes students more likely to hold unreasonable prejudices; 

Whereas Black people could not possibly be perpetrators of 

violence while they were the victims of race massacres 

and lynchings; 

Whereas whitewashing history creates gaps in students’ 

learning by omitting key context; 

Whereas revising history renders learning incomplete by 

teaching students half-truths; 

Whereas students hear discussions about race from media 

coverage and want to learn more; 

Whereas racist history standards create fear and anger in 

teachers and decrease the quality of schools; 

Whereas this propaganda denies students their fundamental 

right to explore the complex history of African Americans 

in the United States; 

Whereas the horrors of slavery must be taught unfiltered, not 

through revisionist framework; 


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Whereas students deserve to know about the Nation’s past, 

including the good, the bad, and the ugly; and 

Whereas African-American history is integral to United 

States history: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns racist education on all fronts 

3 from reteaching history to attacking anything re4 lated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, critical race 

5 theory, and affirmative action; 

6 (2) calls upon Members of Congress to de7 nounce the racist tropes found in Florida’s new Afri8 can-American history standards for elementary and 

9 secondary school students that protect the ideals of 

10 White supremacy; 

11 (3) pledges to advocate for education that tells 

12 the full narrative of United States history and Afri13 can-American history, acknowledging the experiences 

14 and plight of Black people; 

15 (4) rejects the decision to downplay the horror 

16 of slavery in the United States by coupling it with 

17 required teachings of ‘‘how slavery was utilized in 

18 Asian, European, and African cultures’’ and ‘‘the 

19 similarities and differences between serfdom and 

20 slavery’’; 

21 (5) promotes the dignity of African-American 

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1 ical account of their ancestors and the hardships 

2 they faced; 

3 (6) rejects the decision to rewrite history to in4 grain White supremacy into the minds of children; 

5 and 

6 (7) urges the Florida Board of Education to 

7 immediately reverse its decision and promulgate new 

8 African-American history standards free of inac9 curate racist tropes and the assertion that Black 

10 people could find slavery beneficial. 

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