Critical race theory is a way of looking at history. Because history has many points of view; not only that of the “victor.” It applies a lens of disparate treatment based on race to social and governmental structures, to see if it’s valid or made a difference.
Like any cool new hammer, some people see it as the lens, rather than one of many. Using a hammer to remove a window is generally less than optimal, but that doesn’t make the hammer useless.
We’re used to the lens of US history and civics as interpreted and written by (generally) white and (generally) male authorities, because that human description was synonymous with professional and scholarly authority; certainly in the US, and very possibly throughout the western world. Why not try different lenses?
Ever wonder how history (you know, the one and only history) is taught in other countries? Maybe they don’t all have exactly the same viewpoint.
Wendy P.