State s critical race theory ban diminishes the Black experience LeBron Hill, Nashville Tennessean
Greetings, readers:
This is Tennessean Opinion Columnist LeBron Hill. Welcome to the first edition of the Black Tennessee Voices Newsletter.
On Wednesday, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law that bans critical race theory which acknowledges that systemic racism is embedded in our American society from being taught in schools.
The law was passed as lawmakers from across the state gave their reasoning to vote in favor of the bill. Most notably, State Rep. Justin Lafferty, R-Knoxville, falsely claimed that the Three-Fifths Compromise, an 18th century law which acknowledges three-fifths of an enslaved African American as a person, was created to end slavery.