Florida's Black leaders and national civil rights activists vow to ignite voter energy and unleash a grassroots movement to remind people that "this is not 1963. It's 2023."
In Florida, protesters marched to the Florida Capitol for the second rally in three weeks to oppose what they say is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “assault” on Black history. Florida's battle over the future of education is taking shape as a war over the future of civil rights in America.
On one side is DeSantis and the Republican-led Legislature — with coaching from Christopher Rufo of the conservative Manhattan Institute. They vow to move the nation with “a new conservative counter-revolution.” Their goal: ending what they say is a “neo-Marxist” focus on “wokeness” in education, corporate America and government that discriminates against individuals.
On the other side are people working against the hierarchical agenda of the Republican party. Their goal: halting what they see as the effort to reverse the gains of the civil rights era, particularly as it relates to education and voting — which they have long viewed as the two pillars of a multiracial democracy.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/02/18/face-desantis-anti-woke-rhetoric-black-leaders-go-back-60s/
