"As our history is stolen and rewritten, Americans lose not only pride in our past, but also appreciation for our present and a vision for our future," Owens stated in an op-ed for Newsweek published Wednesday. "We're seeing this unfold as the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) continues to infiltrate our classrooms. Although radicals would like the masses to believe otherwise, America has historically revered its Black patriots from our visionary beginning."
Owens listed off some consequential Black men, including Crispus Attucks, thought to be the first colonist killed in the Revolutionary War throughout the Boston Massacre, and James Armistead who spied for George Washington. Both of them were former slaves.
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The congressman insisted that Black heroes have been "universally (and purposefully)" deleted from public school curriculums.
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"If you are looking for systemic racism, don't look in the American story; it can be found in an educational system that has yet to teach true history in its entirety," he wrote in the piece named "Let's Celebrate America's Black Patriots."
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He announced that critical race theory "denies the 245 years we have spent honoring the accomplishments of the Black community" and rather offers a "hapless and hopeless intergenerational community; one historically oppressed by a more powerful and privileged white race."
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Owens has called for the firing of teachers who teach critical race theory, calling it "pure racism" while speaking on Fox Business earlier this month.
"You’re not going to hear this history from these elitists, these leftists who want to divide us, teach us that Blacks were not able to see patriotism, to be loyal, to be brave, courageous," he told host Ashley Webster. "We have a choice to get away from these leftists who want to teach racism."
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Owens announced in his op-ed that Americans have to recognize the "Founding Fathers who have been deleted from our modern-day curriculum. It is time to teach our children about the Black patriots whose inspirational courage, leadership and contributions were instrumental in our quest for independence."
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Meanwhile, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson praised a Republican-backed bill that would ban critical race theory in the state and explained at "Fox & Friends" that some teachers are "forcing their opinions" on students.
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"As an educator, I want to teach children about everything that’s happened in our nation—the good, the bad, the ugly, and all aspects of it. What I don’t want to do is impart my own opinion on them. And that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to make sure that these kids and the teachers are not being pressured to follow any ideology" he said.
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