Rep. Byron Donalds spars with NBC 'Meet the Press' panel on critical race theory: 'That’s not true a

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., appeared on NBC’s "Meet the Press" to discuss the subject of critical race theory in schools.

Critical race theory (CRT) became a serious political topic in 2021 as parents continue to appear at school board meetings to criticize its teaching to their children. Throughout the country, several states have since taken steps to remove CRT or CRT-adjacent topics in classrooms.


Host Chuck Todd opened the segment appearing to criticize these laws, suggesting that they would prevent teachers in Oklahoma from teaching "why" the Tulsa Massacre occurred.

New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb agreed with that sentiment.

"It’s only because of the diligent work of historians that we even know that the public even has access to this information, much less that there was an epidemic of tides of these kinds of racial violence in the period following World War I into the 1920s. This wasn’t an uncommon phenomenon. We don’t know that and we don’t teach that and we don’t talk about that. And so what the practical effect of these laws is that people will not be able to understand and will not be able to appreciate exactly how these problems arose and therefore will be poorly equipped to confront them or prevent them from rising again in the future," Cobb explained.

Donalds argued against this assumption, saying that while he agrees that history should be taught, the concerning issue is a racial lens being introduced to children.

"The number one thing we all agree on is that history should be taught. Objective history should be taught at all times," Donalds said.

"The issue with critical race theory is that it is a subjective view of American history and American law using race as the lens to focus. And when you bring subjectivity into the classroom, that is what has parents upset….








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The congressman is exactly right about the comments he made of the Meet The Press news program. The issue is the truth and an objective teasching of our history. We can teach about slavery, race, and civil rights accurately in a 1776 America context. There is no reason to teach children that some are oppressors and others the oppressed now. We don’t need to make anyone feel bad or guilty for being who they are now.

 

It’s great seeing minority American citizens at school board meetings speaking out against CRT and 1619 propaganda being taught to their children. Parents oppose their kids being taught to hate or mistrust or divide by race. Many prefer Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of the dream to the divisiveness of BLM and Hannah-Jones.

 

I have seen Byron Donalds speak several times, and I like his style. He is correct that CRT is malignant to civilized society.

Nobody argues with the fact that blacks have been treated badly throughout history, but it is counterproductive and harmful to tell white children they are inferior because of their skin color.

 

I too have seen him speak several times and he makes great points every time. He’s one of my favorite new members of congress.

 

CRT is inherently racist and not just a telling of history.

 

Correct! It is propaganda, not history and it’s racist too.