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It’s Not a Debate, It’s Politics 

It’s Not a Debate, It’s Politics 
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn’s “Operation Top Nunn: Salute to Our Troops" fundraiser in Ankeny, Iowa, on July 15, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Mark Bauerlein
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The accusation that the new Florida civics and history materials claim that Africans who were kidnapped and enslaved in the United States before the Civil War actually benefitted from their bondage isn’t worthy of a response. (See The Washington Examiner, NBC News, and MSNBC for examples.)
Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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