Fear, Florida, and The 1619 Project

How should U.S history be told, and who gets to tell it? Debate over these questions has raged for years – but nowhere is it more pronounced right now than in Florida. This week, <a href="https://twitter.com/bmluse?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Brittany Luse</a> chats with NPR's <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1129191299/giulia-heyward">Giulia Heyward</a> to get the download on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent efforts to ban AP African American studies in his state. Then, Brittany sits down with <a href="https://twitter.com/DorothyERoberts">Dorothy Roberts</a>, a legal scholar and sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and <a href="https://twitter.com/lesliemalex">Leslie Alexander</a>, a historian at Rutgers University. In line with their work on The 1619 Project – now a Hulu documentary series –they make the case that slavery led to some of our biggest political fissures today, and discuss why it's important for all Americans to understand those connections.<br/><br/>You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://n.pr/3FEP1HG">@ItsBeenAMin</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org">ibam@npr.org</a>.