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

No new teachers sign the pledge the week before. It now has six pledges from Manchester teachers by the end of the week ending Aug. 28.

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.

The new Manchester teacher wrote “As a new teacher committed to teaching social justice, I will not whitewash the atrocities of our past to appease those unwilling to recognize that our country was built on the genocide of Native Americans and on the labor of racial slavery.” when pledging to teach Critical Race Theory.

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.”

Teachers	Thoughts on Critical Race Theory
Meredith Walker	Truth is important. All cultures and perspectives need to be represented and people need to know all parts of history not the just good parts.
Sean Russell	We have a moral obligation to tell the WHOLE story.
Candace Moulton	“no comment”
Gregory Giorgio	We, the undersigned educators, refuse to lie to young people about U.S. history and current events — regardless of the law.
Joanna Preucel	Accuracy in teaching our history matters in understanding of the very real issues of today
Landis Brown	As a new teacher committed to teaching social justice, I will not whitewash the atrocities of our past to appease those unwilling to recognize that our country was built on the genocide of Native Americans and on the labor of racial slavery.