One new teachers in Greenville pledge to teach controversial Critical Race Theory on Feb. 28

Critical Race Theory will be taught by one more teachers in Greenville, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by no teachers on Feb. 27, the day before. It now has 14 pledges from Greenville teachers.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

Comments from Greenville teachers included, “Academic freedom and truth are essential for a free and equitable society” and “I believe teaching our students authentic history is a long time coming”.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and South Dakota, have denounced the teachings without passing specific legislation.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon‘, Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”