What Is Critical Race Theory?

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists in the United States who seek to critically examine U.S. law as it intersects with issues of race in the U.S. and to challenge mainstream American liberal approaches to racial justice.

CRT views race and white supremacy as an intersectional social construction which serves to oppress people of color and marginalized communities at large (i.e gender and class).

CRT emphasizes that merely making laws colorblind on paper may not be enough to make the application of the laws colorblind; ostensibly colorblind laws can be applied in racially discriminatory ways. 

The above snip is from Wikipedia. The map is from NBC News on June 17, somehow missing Florida.

CRT may seem benign at first glance, but it's not. The third snip above holds one of the keys. 

How activists and educators preach and teach CRT is the key to understanding how divisive the theory is in practice.

Activists claim America is fundamentally racist, math is racist, the SAT College Entrance Exam is racist, and Whites are racists simply by being White.