When I was running for a position on my local school board, I knocked on lots of doors and had many conversations on front porches all over my home town. I talked about my reasons for doing this in the article, “Answering God’s Call – Why I’m Running for School Board”. As I spoke with people while I was running, one question always bothered me. The question was in the context of my opposition to Critical Race Theory (CRT) in school curriculum. It went something like, “Don’t you want the students to learn real history? Why are you trying to suppress the truth?”
You just don’t want to teach the truth
There is a lie out there that if we oppose CRT in our schools, then we somehow don’t want the students to learn the ugly truths of the history of slavery in this country. My answer is, of course, yes, I want the students to learn the truth of history. CRT, however, does not represent truth – it represents lies and the evil agenda of Marxism in an attempt to destroy America. While we’re on the subject, let’s discuss a little bit of truth.
the CRT lie
CRT (and the related 1619 Project) tells lies that are designed to make our young people hate their country. If we teach the next generation to hate their country, we will have no future. That is exactly what those who peddle CRT have in mind… Their idea of teaching “truth” is to teach the next generation that this country is primarily responsible for the evils of slavery and is therefore fundamentally and irreparably flawed. In accordance with Marxism, they divide our nation’s population into “Oppressors” and “Oppressed” based on race. We have seen and heard the horror stories of this happening in schools across our country.
The horrors of slavery
I am not trying to cover up the past evils of the slave trade. I can’t imagine the evil of people being torn from their homes and families, sold to ruthless captors, taken to a faraway land, and sold into slavery. What an evil and inhumane practice! In Patriot Academy’s Biblical Citizenship class, Tim Barton discusses this history at length. This evil happened in our country. In fact, it occurred in much of the world. The African slave trade occurred from approximately 1501 to 1875. During these 374 years or so of the evil of the African slave trade, about 12.7 million people were taken into slavery from Africa.
What percentage of the slave trade were brought to our country?
What percentage of these 12.7 million people would you guess ended up in slavery in the United States? If the supporters of CRT are truly concerned about teaching the truth about these things, then I would think they would be very interested to make sure we all know the size of that pie chart that belongs to our national history. In week 2 of Patriot Academy’s Biblical Citizenship classes we host, Tim Barton gives us the percentages of where those people ended up enslaved. The numbers were:
- Portugal/Brazil 43%
- Great Britain 24%
- Spain 15%
- France 11%
- The Netherlands 5%
- United States 2.5%
- Denmark 1%
Leading the way for the abolishment of slavery
Now I am not trying in any way to minimize the fact that our country participated in this evil practice. But, if we are trying to make sure we teach the truth about the history of slavery in this nation, I believe it is significant to report these numbers that show our piece of that evil practice was 2.5%. It is also significant to report that during this time, every nation in the world had slavery. Again, that does not excuse the evil, but it does put our level of participation into perspective. He also goes on to show the United States was first in the world to ban the slave trade (that ban was signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson on March 2, 1807), and out of 128 nations in the world at the time, we were 4th to completely ban slavery, which we did in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
teach truth
So, do I want students (and all the rest of us, too) to learn real history? Yes, absolutely, I do. I believe we should all know the truths about even the evil practices we participated in so we may repent for those wrongs, and we may make sure to never repeat those wicked things again. However, I do not believe we should teach our students incorrectly that the United States was a world leader in this practice since that was never the case.
don’t teach children to hate our country
President Calvin Coolidge wisely said, “The country is better off tranquilly considering its blessings and merits and earnestly striving to secure more of them than it would be in nursing hostile bitterness about its deficiencies and faults.” We need to be busy making sure the rising generation knows the blessings and merits of this great country, and we do not need to incite division based upon an exaggerated view of our deficiencies and faults.
CRt is not truthful
Despite their claims, CRT is not there to teach accurate history. It is part of a larger plan to divide our nation and ultimately to destroy it. Let’s teach the true history of our nation so we may rejoice in the blessings we have been a part of, and so we may avoid ever repeating our tragic errors. If you would like to read further on the destructiveness of Critical Race Theory, I highly recommend two books: Black Eye for America, by Dr Carol Swain, and Fault Lines, by Dr. Voddie Baucham. Both of these works present clearly the truths of what we are dealing with when we talk about CRT. We owe it to ourselves, our children, and the future of our nation to ensure we are teaching truths – the real truths and not an evil agenda of an evil movement.
Jason this is a great blog. And I also feel that CRT should not be taught in our schools. Because of the reasons that you state. But also because CRT is also teaching RACISM. And it is also trying to do away with the Civil Rights Act that MLK fought so hard to get. I’m seeing that today the left is trying to bring back RACISM. They are now pushing for areas where only black people are allowed. And they are also now having graduations for only one race or group. And not one for everyone together. And I feel that it is all because of the teaching of CRT in our schools. And CRT needs to be banned from being taught in all of our schools and colleges.
Yes sir, CRT needs to be banned. It uses exaggerations and lies and yes, as you mention, racism, to divide our country. We need to teach real history! Thank you for your comment!
Jason this is extremely well written. I have learned SO much from your Biblical Citizenship class. Thank you so very much for putting this in writing. If it’s okay I would like to share the written portion this a bible study group I have in my home on Saturday afternoon. Plus anyone else that will listen. The gentleman that ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction here in AZ really hammered on the evil of CRT and won the position. Thank you again 😊
Thank you! Yes, of course, you are always welcome to share. 🙂 That is my heart too, is to get the truths of our national foundation out to as many as we can reach. Thank you for helping in that! Thank you also for your comment! Hard to believe we’re on our last week of Biblical Citizenship!
Oh My Goodness! this was so hard to hear! CRT NEEDS to be banned from schools. I’m so blessed I have the education I do! Homeschooling in a Christian household with strong foundations in Christ is the best education without all that craziness! it has been so learning about how to be a Citizen that stands on Biblical standards!
Yes Maam! CRT is a lie and should be banned (actually, it’s a whole series of lies). I am so glad you recognize the importance of your receiving a quality education filled with truth. I am so grateful for those in your generation being prepared to be lights shining for God and for truth in this dark world. Thank you again for your comment!
Everyone needs to know the truth about History because it is important that we don’t let the bad parts of History happen again. The CRT definitely should be banned from our schools. Thank you for your class I really enjoy it and I have learned so much!
Thank you so much for that encouragement! RaShell and I very much enjoy having you guys in class and we love all the interaction out here in these comments! Thank you so much for your kind words and thank you again for your comment!
Jason, I appreciate you drawing my attention to enlightenment of CRT. A well written article. I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Debunking the 1619 Project’ by David Barton. I plan to share this with history teachers within my area.
Thank you! I so appreciate your support and especially the fact that you would share these truths with others so they can hopefully make it to the students. How I want our students to love their country and realize the magnitude of the gift they have been given to be born in this nation! Thank you again!
I know I commented on this article when I was attending another of your classes.
However, I am responding with new eyes. I have read firsthand on Facebook this past week comments by young adults and up about the murder of Charlie Kirk. They referred to him as Marxist and full of hate. I started crying because in my head I was hearing what key American’s have said in warning of this evil ideology.
I have been sheltered this last number of years being in a public classroom all day, fighting my own one-to-one struggles trying to straighten out student misinformation. I didn’t have time to read posts on Facebook or anywhere else. I was too focused on educating myself about what I didn’t know and was never taught, one of my teaching minors was American History.
As of May 2025, I am working in a non-educational environment with college and young adult age Americans. I’m now a support staff member in retail as a seamstress, and I absolutely love it. Retired yet not retired, called to another place and my prayer is I will be salt and light to these young Americans.
Thank You RaShell and Jason for bringing this article forward so I can see truth with a new set of eyes.
By the way, Daniel has a keen mind for articulating truth. I’ve greatly appreciated his insight on Facebook this last week. I’m praying the Lord will continue to use his skills for God’s glory and the education/edification of all who read his posts.
“The Duty is Ours and the Results are Gods”, I like that statement and I’m going to be ordering that shirt. I don’t have to professionally dress for my new work environment so I can wear my Patriot’s Hope T-shirts.
Prayers for God’s blessing as you continue to serve. Thank you
Thank you for your comment! Wow, that is exciting news about your new job – thank you for reaching out to impact the young generation! Yes, I love what Daniel is saying and doing to tell the story of Charlie Kirk’s murder and to use it to inspire young people to jump into the fight to save this nation. Thank you again for all your encouragement!