As the approach to teach about racism and the legacy of slavery in U.S. schools becomes an increasingly contentious topic, especially in some states like Texas and Florida, a new survey by the Pew Research Center sought to understand how teen students feel about the issue and what they would like to learn about in class.
Unsurprisingly, answers varied vastly depending on the students' ethnicity and political orientation. A large majority of Blacks (79%) and Democrats or those who lean Democrat (68%) said they would prefer to learn that "the legacy of slavery still affects the position of Black people in American society today."
