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Thomas answers questions about critical race theory


Last updated February 22, 2022

By Clinton Colmenares, Director of News and Media Strategy

With multiple bills in the South Carolina legislature aimed at critical race theory, Fox Carolina turned to Paul Thomas, professor of education, to explain what the term means. Thomas explained that critical race theory is “a lens that scholars use to examine race problems.” The concept has been around since the 1970s.

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Clinton Colmenares
Director of News and Media Strategy