# DeSantis says Black people benefited from slavery by learning skills like ‘being a blacksmith’

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/desantis-says-black-people-benefited-from-slavery-by-learning-skills-like-being-a-blacksmith/
- Published: 2023-07-25T10:00:20-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Photo credit: AP Photo / Phil Sears, File. Article by Kenneth Niemeyer. Insider – July 23, 2023. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Black people learned beneficial skills as slaves. “They’re probably going to show that some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life,” DeSantis said at a press conference. Florida approved a new African-American studies curriculum that teaches about the “personal benefit” of slavery. […] Click here to view original web page at www.businessinsider.com Related articles: Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Florida State Board of Education Curriculum Updates – Whitehouse.gov Do Florida school standards say ‘enslaved people benefited from slavery,’ as Kamala Harris said? – PolitiFact Ron DeSantis Defends New Florida Curriculum to Teach Slavery’s ‘Benefit,’ Says ‘Scholars’ Are Behind It – People article via Yahoo! Florida’s State Academic Standards –Social Studies, 2023 – Florida Department of Education Florida schools should not be trying to put any positive spin on slavery – The Hill