Louisiana state lawmaker suggests that schools should teach

Louisiana state lawmaker suggests that schools should teach the 'good' of slavery
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La. state Rep. Ray Garofalo said that public schools should teach the "good" and "bad" of slavery.
His suggestion was immediately dismissed by fellow GOP state Rep. Stephanie Hilferty.
Garofalo backs legislation that would prevent teaching that the US or Louisiana is "systematically racist or sexist."
GOP state Rep. Ray Garofalo of Louisiana on Tuesday said that public schools and colleges should teach the "good" of slavery during discussions about race, as part of a bill that he proposed that would bar "divisive concepts" from classrooms.

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