From what I read, he thinks that its wrong to say that only the race of the topic can teach the class. Where did you get the part about him not thinking blacks are not apart of American history?
He said he wants teachers who are qualified to teach classes, and race should not be a qualification.
You said the same thing, so I'm just not sure where the disagreement is.
The key is right in your own post right above this one. Protesters want someone of "our descent."
Protester argument:
Premise 1: Teacher should be of correct descent
Premise 2: Current teacher is not of correct descent
Conclusion: Current teacher is not acceptable
Waggy's reductio ad absurdum argument:
Premise 1: Protester logic also leads to the conclusion that black people can only teach African American studies
Premise 2: This 2nd conclusion is stupid.
Conclusion: Therefore the protester's conclusion is also stupid.
My analysis of his comparison:
Premise 1: Conclusion 1 is based on the link that the current teacher is not of the correct descent.
Premise 2: For Waggy's extension to follow the same pattern and be a valid reductio ad absurdum, the 2nd premise that leads to the conclusion in his Premise 1 MUST BE that black people are not of the correct descent to teach anything other than African History
Conclusion: Waggy does not think black people are of the correct descent to teach American History.
For clarity I will expand Waggy's full logic train:
Premise 1: If proper descent is a requirement for teaching African studies it is a requirement for teaching all history classes.
Premise 2: ???
Conclusion 1: Black people do not meet the requirement to teach anything but African studies
Waggy's reductio ad absurdum argument:
Premise 1: Following Conclusion 1, protester logic also leads to the conclusion that black people can only teach African American studies
Premise 2: This 2nd conclusion is stupid.
Conclusion: Therefore the protester's conclusion is also stupid.
Go ahead and fill in something for the ??? part that doesn't equal "black people are not the correct descent to teach American History"