What you need to know about Georgia’s fight against critical race theory
From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term. Experts in critical race theory say it’s about acknowledging how racial disparities are embedded in U.S history and society, and the concept is being mischaracterized by conservatives. But GOP lawmakers in the past few months have succeeded in pushing it to the top of state legislative agendas. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sent a letter to the members of the state school board last week urging members not to adopt the theory he called…
