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a response to nbc news through a statement from members of the desantis apointed african american history standards work group. they defended the new curriculum citing blacksmiths, shoe makers, and fishers to acquire their skills as slaves. but the work group apparently aren t the greatest experts in, you know, history, because their examples are not even accurate. for example, in the statement, ned cobb is listed as a blacksmith who somehow benefitted from slavery. but he was actually a tenant farmer born 20 years after the emancipation. lewis latimer also listed as a blacksmith was born a free man in massachusetts. and he wasn t even a blacksmith. he was an inventor. betty washington lewis listed as a shoemaker wasn t even black. she was the free white sister of president george washington. oh, and a slave holder. joining me now is former florida state senator dwight bullard. senior political adviser for