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Critical Race Theory Bans Threaten First Amendment
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November 9, 2021
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7:54Now PlayingRepublicans have made the demonization of critical race theory the lynchpin of their new strategy.
It rouses white people’s fear of racial displacement in a diversifying country, and this anxiety is being codified.
According to a new report by the free speech advocacy group PEN America, 11 of the bills have become law in states like Tennesse, Oklahoma, Iowa and Texas. By using the state to censor classroom discussions, PEN argues that these laws undermine the right to free speech, which is guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Jonathan Friedman, director of free expression and education and lead author of the report for PEN America, joins Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss this ongoing issue.
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