After igniting controversy with a statement linking school choice and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos tweeted some clarifying comments in an apparent attempt to clean up the situation.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears to be attempting to clean up a messy situation after incendiary comments about black colleges
After igniting controversy, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos tweeted some clarifying comments in an apparent attempt to clean up the situation.
Betsy DeVos.
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are such an important piece of the fabric of American history—one that encompasses some of our nation's greatest citizens."
She continued, "But your history was born not out of mere choice, but out of necessity, in the face of racism, and in the aftermath of the Civil War."
Her tweets appear to be an attempt to rectify comments from Monday which were widely derided as ignorant. "
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Civil rights groups, too, criticized DeVos' words. "
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