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Trump’s 1776 Commission to Reassemble, Tackle Critical Race Theory in History Education
Epoch Times ^ | 05/24,2021 | GQ Pan

Posted on 05/24/2021 7:53:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in White House, are reportedly set to meet again with a renewed focus on combating the teaching of U.S. history based on the Marxist critical race theory.

The advisory commission was established by the Trump administration in November 2020 to celebrate and promote the principles enshrined in the nation’s founding documents. It is commonly seen as a response to The New York Times’ controversial 1619 Project, which argues that the United States was founded as, and remains today, a racist nation.

Nearly four months after its dissolution, the commission regained attention when a leading member spoke against a Biden administration’s proposal to prioritize funding education programs that promote the 1619 Project and critical race theory, an ideology rooted in Marxist class struggle but with an emphasis on race, with the goal of dismantling all institutions of American society, which it deems as tools of racial oppression.

“The Proposed Rule should be withdrawn, just as individual states, which actually have the authority over the nation’s K-12 educational system, should oppose race-based pedagogy as part of their curricula and even if attempted to be imposed by the federal government,” Matthew Spalding, the executive director of the 1776 Commission, wrote in a letter to the Education Department.

“On behalf of my fellow Commissioners, I submit and draw your attention to Appendix III of The 1776 Report,” Spalding added. The appendix explains why race-focused narratives like the 1619 Project and critical race theory are “fundamentally incompatible” with the principles of the Declaration of Independence, which connects liberty-loving Americans everywhere regardless of their race.

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Education; History; Society
KEYWORDS: 1619project; 1776commission; crt; searchandfind; trump

1 posted on 05/24/2021 7:53:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The commission’s first and last report, commonly referred to as the 1776 Report, was taken down after Biden’s inauguration. It can still be found on the publicly archived Trump White House and Hillsdale College websites.


2 posted on 05/24/2021 7:54:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

What brave folks!
They will, no doubt, be attacked from all sides.


3 posted on 05/24/2021 8:07:13 AM PDT by Little Ray (Corporations don't pay taxes. They collect them.)
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To: SeekAndFind; LS

You still part of this, LS?


4 posted on 05/24/2021 8:14:43 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hallelujah! Needs to be done. But, unfortunately, will not be publicized as it should be.


5 posted on 05/24/2021 9:11:11 AM PDT by upchuck (Corporations don’t pay taxes. They collect them. From us. ~ h/t Little Ray)
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To: goodnesswins

No. They moved me to the Board of Education Sciences, a 4-year position from which I couldn’t be fired, but unfortunately that meant I had to fill out the financial disclosures, and that meant I had a conflict of interest cuz I run a web-based curriculum company. So I resigned.


6 posted on 05/24/2021 11:42:57 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: SeekAndFind

Bkmk


7 posted on 05/24/2021 11:54:39 AM PDT by sauropod (Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Excellent!


8 posted on 05/24/2021 9:13:51 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters. )
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