gave her son, a high school senior at the time nightmares. she sought to have the book banned temporarily, and the book details atrocities slaves faced. mcauliffe is discounting this episode as a racist dog whistle looking to gin up support from the extreme elements of the party. youngkin says this is about is centering parental choice and not about race. up until now, parents haven t wanted to control curriculum, and dive into the nitty-gritty of the curriculum of their kids schools. this is a new phenomenon of being able to control all of this. the idea that beloved is the target now. it s amazing. let s take a listen to a clip from youngkin s latest ad? when my son showed me his reading assignment, his heart sunk. it was some of the most explicit