During his political rallies “the loudest cheers come when Youngkin promises to ban critical race theory in Virginia on his first day in office” ( Washington Post, October 13.) What was supposed to be an easy victory for McAuliffe is now a dead heat because, as McAuliffe says, Youngkin is using CRT as “a racist dog whistle” to energise his followers. In Virginia, Terrie McAuliffe (Democrat) is fighting against Glenn Youngkin (Republican) for his political life in next month’s gubernatorial election. Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state and a distinguished professor at Stanford University, noted on Wednesday’s episode of The View: “I would like black kids to be completely empowered to know they are beautiful in their blackness, but in order to do that, it don’t have to make white kids feel bad for being white.”ĬRT has not been confined to school boards. Stephanie Saul, author of that article, sought to demonstrate how “Republicans are using fears of critical race theory to drive school board recalls and energise conservatives, hoping to lay groundwork for the 2022 midterm elections” (October 21).Īlthough critical race theory (CRT) is not taught at US primary or secondary schools, parents in predominantly white school districts are particularly afraid of the teaching of what they consider a pernicious doctrine to their children. This issue has torn apart one of Wisconsin’s suburbs.
It was subtitled “Republicans hope that concerns about critical race theory can help them in the midterm election”. An article, “Energising conservative voters, one school board election at a time”, appeared in The New York Times last Thursday.
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