Alabama Board of Education Bans Teaching Critical Race Theory

Alabama Board of Education Bans Teaching Critical Race Theory
The Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., on May 19, 2019. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Alabama Board of Education has decided to ban public schools in the state from teaching the Marxist-invented critical race theory, which critics say holds that white people and the nation itself are inherently racist.

The move comes as public resistance to critical race theory (CRT) grows and intensifies among parents in communities across the nation who are fighting back by protesting and taking over local school boards. In 26 state legislatures, bills have been introduced or other steps have been taken to prevent CRT from being taught, Education Week reported.