"Sen. Tim Scott condemns Florida's inaccurate and damaging slavery education plans"

Senator Tim Scott, a black Republican running against Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, criticized Florida's new slavery curriculum, stating that it downplayed the devastating effects of slavery. Other black conservatives, including Representative Byron Donalds and the Black Conservative Federation, have also expressed their displeasure with the curriculum. The controversy has led to economic consequences, with the oldest historically black collegiate fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, deciding to move their 2025 convention from Orlando to another location due to what they perceive as DeSantis' "harmful, racist, and insensitive" policies towards black people. Despite mounting criticism, DeSantis has refused to back down.