Republican school bill mocked for claim Frederick Douglass debated Lincoln
Virginia bill banning teaching of ‘divisive concepts’ confused black civil rights campaigner with white senator Stephen DouglasA Republican bill to ban the teaching of “divisive concepts” in schools in Virginia ran into ridicule when among historical events deemed suitable for study, it described a nonexistent debate between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.Lincoln did engage in a series of historic debates hinged on the issue of slavery…
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