# What is Critical Race Theory?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 27, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-critical-race-theory/921629 "2020-09-27T00:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZosterSandstorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-critical-race-theory/921629/396 "2021-04-02T15:03:54Z")

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I should also note that we’re now on [Step 4 of the process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-critical-thinking-in-public-schools/926207/37) after seeing 1, 2, 3, and 4 play out in this thread, and that means the only place to go is Step 5 - “racial hierarchies should be used to make decisions about who lives and dies” will soon be part of the “justice curriculum.”

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