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Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities

Abstract

This research paper analyzes the way white nationalism’s impact on the public education system particularly in the South [of the United States], specifically in Florida. The primary focus will involve the discussion pertaining to racial history and how it is taught. In order to effectively address this issue, we must compare the past to the present and how, unfortunately, history is repeating itself. The paper includes a deep dive into Florida’s state history as well as the personal experiences conducted through an interview of myself and my father, who was a student within the Florida public education system and has been an educator for twenty plus years. Major shifts have been taking place within places of power such as the Florida Senate and ideologies upheld by Governor Ron DeSantis. In addition to dissecting Florida’s less popular history, the paper inspects the effects of newer laws such as the Stop WOKE Act and the Don’t Say Gay Bill has on the classroom setting. Humans possess an innate desire to learn. Controlling the education system for K-12 controls the perception our new and upcoming voters will develop. You don’t know what you don’t know. It also poses the following questions: who deserves access? And, does the government reserve the right to censor information?

Author Biography

Camille Samuel (she/her) is a class of 2025 American Studies Major and History Minor. She is from Tampa, Florida. She is interested into going eventually going into museum work after receiving some work experience in the field and receiving a post-graduate education.

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