A new study has determined that critical race theory (CRT) concepts are being taught in American schools, despite denials from some individuals or groups.
Zach Goldberg and Eric Kaufmann from the Manhattan Institute commissioned a study on a “nationally representative sample of 1,505 18- to 20-year-old Americans—a demographic that has yet to graduate from, or only recently graduated from, high school,” asking the students whether they were taught in class or heard about from an adult at school about four CRT-related concepts. Of the cohort, 82.4 percent reported having attended public schools.
The four concepts are: “America is a systematically racist country,” “in America, white people have white privilege,” “in America, white people have unconscious biases that negatively affect non-white people,” and “America is built on stolen land.” Of these, the majority of respondents said they were taught or heard from an adult at school about the concepts—62 percent, 69 percent, 57 percent, and 67 percent, respectively….