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Right now, you don't think if any of this has gone off the rails? >> i think folks need to focus on what's in the bill, not what's in other states or things we've heard. if we were to tell little white children they are inherently oppress source, that's not good. if we tell little children of color they are inherently victims. neither of those is good. >> is that the primary motivation of this law, to make sure white kids don't feel guilty? >> the bill is clear. it would be wrong to tell white kids or children of color that they're limited because of the color of their skin. or they are guilty...

That was such a powerful story and so relevant to have watched that and know look at the warning signs. i want to ask you you did this piece before it audio came out of a school administrator in texas saying classroom libraries should include, quote, opposing views of the holocaust. what was your reaction to that when you heard it? >> reporter: two things, pam. first of all, it's a good reminder this kind of hatred and ignorance still continue to this day. and to anyone who continues to deny or minimize the holocaust, and this is the second point, i would ask you to watch the full piece becaus...

Generations. 60 years ago, gabriel bach and michael gilad stood up and fought for justice, for their own families and for millions of others. both of these men truly are living history, and they stood for justice 60 years ago, and i think they still stand for justice today. >> elie, these stories are so important because, you know, we can't forget what happened, and we can't forget that there was this remarkable trial that took place and your family's place in this larger story. but i want to ask you about something that has come up in recent days. you did this piece before the audio came out ...

Diverse perspectives without giving deference to any one perspective. that law, you might ask, where did that come from, it's a direct result of texas lawmakers trying to ban specifically of what the teaching the right calls critical race theory, which is anything that has to do with white supremacy and slavery. one of the school districts is where teachers are being told to find diverse views on the holocaust in south lake, texas. it's also a district where a parent complained when her daughter brought home a book called anti-racist from her 4th grade teacher's class library. the school board...

The way the lie is preparing the way for a non-democratic america. >> professor, i also want to ask you about something that happened in texas this week. a school district administrator told teachers that if they have books about the holocaust in their classroom libraries then they should also include books that have opposing. does this highlight the perils in your view of forgetting or revising, rewriting history? >> well, i mean, for me, what it's showing is that the republican party, at least at the level of a number of states including texas has become the relati relativity party. history ...