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Trump commission s 1776 Report outrages historians
Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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WASHINGTON - Historians responded with dismay and anger Wednesday after the White House s 1776 Commission released a report it claimed would help Americans better understand the nation s history by restoring patriotic education. It s a hack job. It s not a work of history, American Historical Association president Jim Grossman told The Washington Post. It s a work of contentious politics designed to stoke culture wars.
The commission was created in September with a confusing news conference featuring Housing and Urban Development secretary Dr. Ben Carson. The 45-page report is largely an attack on decades of historical scholarship, particularly when it comes to the 400-year-old legacy of slavery, and most of those listed as authors lack any credentials as historians. While clai
A hack job, outright lies : Trump commission s 1776 Report outrages historians
Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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Historians responded with dismay and anger Monday after the White House s 1776 Commission released a report that it said would help Americans better understand the nation s history by restoring patriotic education. It s a hack job. It s not a work of history, American Historical Association executive director James Grossman told The Washington Post. It s a work of contentious politics designed to stoke culture wars.
The commission was created in September with a confusing news conference featuring Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. The 45-page report is largely an attack on decades of historical scholarship, particularly when it comes to the nation s 400-year-old legacy of slavery, and most of those listed as authors lack any credentials as historians. While claiming to present a nonpartisan histor
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