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Here are several brief definitions I find on the Internet: "Critical race theory (CRT) is a school of thought meant to emphasize the effects of race on one's social standing. It arose as a challenge to the idea that in the two decades since the Civil Rights Movement and associated legislation, racial inequality had been solved and affirmative action was no longer necessary."

Or: "Critical race theory is a collection of ideas about systemic bias and privilege. Conservative elected officials in about a dozen states have moved to bar critical race theory in public schools or state agencies. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is pushing forward on a reworked civics education curriculum for K-12."

Or: "In fact, critical race theorists generally acknowledge that race itself is socially constructed, and that even though there are no 'inherent' attributes based on race, white people are statistically more likely to do better in society than similarly-situated people of color. Critical race theory interrogates why that is the case."

If we must have our face rubbed in the reality that we remain a racist society, so be it. I see nothing to fear one way or another in subjecting CRT to the test of educational debate. Yet, “Critical race theory” has become a catch-all phrase among legislators attempting to ban a wide array of teaching practices concerning race. State legislators in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia have introduced legislation banning what they believe to be critical race theory from schools.

From: Crossing the Barr | Tom Camfield

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