IV 
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. JACK-
SON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LIEU, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. CROCK-
ETT, 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 illegit-
imately 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 Na-
tion’s original sin; 
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Whereas that knowledge has informed students of the reali-
ties 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 pub-
lic schools damages people of African descent; 
Whereas not learning about the struggle for Black identity 
makes students more likely to hold unreasonable preju-
dices; 
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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns racist education on all fronts 
from reteaching history to attacking anything re-
lated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, critical race 
theory, and affirmative action; 
(2) calls upon Members of Congress to de-
nounce the racist tropes found in Florida’s new Afri-
can-American history standards for elementary and 
secondary school students that protect the ideals of 
White supremacy; 
(3) pledges to advocate for education that tells 
the full narrative of United States history and Afri-
can-American history, acknowledging the experiences 
and plight of Black people; 
(4) rejects the decision to downplay the horror 
of slavery in the United States by coupling it with 
required teachings of ‘‘how slavery was utilized in 
Asian, European, and African cultures’’ and ‘‘the 
similarities and differences between serfdom and 
slavery’’; 
(5) promotes the dignity of African-American 
youth by allowing them to learn the accurate histor-
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ical account of their ancestors and the hardships 
they faced; 
(6) rejects the decision to rewrite history to in-
grain White supremacy into the minds of children; 
and 
(7) urges the Florida Board of Education to 
immediately reverse its decision and promulgate new 
African-American history standards free of inac-
curate racist tropes and the assertion that Black 
people could find slavery beneficial. 
Æ 
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