Why critical race theory gets people so mad

“Critical race theory has become a locus for all sorts of political anxieties and cultural conflicts in American society,” says law professor Ralph Richard Banks.

Banks is professor of law at Stanford Law School, the co-founder and faculty director of the Stanford Center for Racial Justice, and professor, by courtesy, at the School of Education.

Here he discusses why critical race theory is in the spotlight and why legislators and parents are trying to control what students learn about it:

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