Every Black Mississippi state senator walked out of the state’s upper chamber Friday to protest a bill prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory, according to Mississippi Today.
The bill, passed into law on Friday night, would ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools as well as public colleges and universities.
State Sen. Michael McLendon (R) acknowledged that critical race theory is not taught in Mississippi, but argued that the bill would prevent controversy over the topic “on the national news.”