Mississippi legislators pass bill to prohibit critical race theory in schools

Originally Published on WAPT.com

Mississippi legislators have passed the Critical Race Theory Prohibit bill.

The House was in session on Thursday when the vote was decided.

Supporters of the bill said that CRT teaches victimhood, while those opposed to the bill said that they fear it could censor the teaching of Mississippi's history.

The House Democratic Caucus said that it has not been a good day in Mississippi.

"We took a step back today. A couple of steps back, and it is not good. It's going to undo things that have been done. We'll continue to work together, we'll continue to talk, but part of that conversation will be what can we do to fix this," said Robert Johnson, House of Representatives…