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What to know about Florida's new Black history curriculum as Harris prepares to speak

The vice president will deliver a speech in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday about the state's new approach to Black history. Harris has already called it an attempt to "rewrite the horrors of slavery."
Vice President Harris is expected to deliver a speech in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday.

Vice President Harris is expected to speak out in Florida on Friday against the state's new framework for how Black history will be taught in K-12 schools, including guidelines that slavery was beneficial to enslaved people.

"We're fighting back against attempts to gaslight us,Thursday night.

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