Amid Controversy Over Teaching Black History in Florida, Black Churches Step in

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Black History Month has been recognized by every president since Gerald Ford in 1976. But with the interpretation of that history now under scrutiny in states like Florida, some Black congregations are returning to their roots serving as both the church house and school house.

Female faith leaders tell CBN News they’re on the front lines of instruction, stepping in to fill a need by teaching Black history at churches, right alongside Bible study.

Historian Dr. LaVon Bracy said, “I vividly remember what happened to me when I tried to integrate the public school system. I was spit on. I was called the N-word every day. I was beaten. And those things happened not hundreds of years ago. I’m talking 1965.”

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