President Biden mentioned on the Bloody Sunday commemoration in Selma, AL, that Republicans try to cover the reality of US historical past.

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Biden calls out Republicans for censoring historical past and fact, “The reality issues, however what the opposite crew is attempting to cover the reality. Regardless of how onerous some folks attempt, we will not simply select to study what we need to know and never what we should always know. ” pic.twitter.com/ej0JiIInvs

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Biden mentioned, “I’ve been on this bridge earlier than as vp. As a candidate for president, earlier than I used to be a senator, as a result of historical past issues. And now I’m right here as your president. The reality issues, however what the opposite crew is attempting to cover the reality. Regardless of how onerous some folks attempt, we will’t simply select to study what we need to know and never what we should always know. We must always study every part, the nice, the dangerous, the reality of who we’re as a nation. And everybody ought to know the reality of Selma.”

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Republicans like Ron DeSantis have been constructing their political manufacturers round censorship. Censorship within the library. Censorship within the classroom. Censorship of the curriculum. Democrats have but to undertake this censorship as a nationwide political problem.

President Biden’s remarks are important given the time and the place the place he made them. Republicans try to erase the the historical past of the Civil Rights motion and America’s historical past of discrimination and racism.

Hiding the reality isn’t an possibility. An America that hides its historical past can be a weakened nation the place progress will stop.

Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.

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