Opinion | Republicans are cancelling words, history, and ideas in libraries and schools. By anthonyLfisher
The newly-adopted"
" even bans"fictional accounts or narratives" that can be"used to invalidate actual objective historical events." Would the novel"Uncle Tom's Cabin" be prohibited for depicting the horrors of slavery in the antebellum South? What about Toni Morrison's"Beloved"? Does any book depicting many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as owners of human beings violate the Code's edict that they should be"recognized and presented as reformists, innovators and heroes to our culture"?
Rather than stimulate a nuanced discussion of the founders' admirable contributions that also recognizes their moral deficiencies and hypocrisies, the Johnston County Code of Ethics aims to dictate a"positive vibes only" version of America. Instead of opening the discussion to provide historical accuracy and context, it's about forcing an"America, F--- Yeah!" version of history down students' throats.
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