Organized by the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, the demonstration saw more than 75 people standing in unity, calling on the school board to reject what they consider a “racist” curriculum.
Kelly Frazier, President of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, expressed her concerns about the new standards: “It’s an atrocity to believe that they can try to change history and teach it to our children. This is not what life is about. This is not what education should be about, it should definitely be about truths.”
Protesters argue that this language perpetuates a harmful narrative, suggesting that slavery had benefits for enslaved individuals. Former Duval County Teacher R.L. Gundy resigned from his position last week due to the controversial curriculum. He tore up his teaching certificate during the demonstration, symbolizing his stance.“That’s my teaching certificate. That’s how I feel about the state standards and what they’re doing and teaching social studies. It’s wrong, and they should have never done anything like that,” Grundy exclaimed.
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