Revisionist History 
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SOURCE: New York Times
10/19/2020
1619, Revisited
by Nicholas Guyatt
Argument isn’t an obstacle to the work of historians; it is the work of historians. Public interest in 1619 has suggested something truly profound: that Americans have the capacity to think differently about their history.
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9/24/2020
The White House Conference on History
by HNN Staff
On September 17, Constitution Day, the White House convened a panel discussion of the importance of history to the nation, devoting strong criticism to recent trends emphasizing the importance of racism to the founding and development of the nation.
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SOURCE: Historical Horizons (Calvin University)
9/23/2020
I Rise to Speak In Favor of the Discipline I Taught
by Bob Schoone-Jongen
A retired history professor from a leading Christian institution rejects the premise that the historian's obligation is to promote a patriotic view of the past.
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SOURCE: The Bulwark
9/23/2020
Donald Trump’s Bizarre History Conference
by Ron Radosh
"There is good history and bad history, and either can be written by historians on the left or on the right. There is no such thing as left-wing history or right-wing history. There is only historical research and the conclusions drawn from evidence."
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SOURCE: Washington Post
9/21/2020
A Historian Takes on Trump's View of American History
by Edward L. Ayers
"I have practiced history for most of the half-century in which these wars over history have been waged — and I have yet to meet anyone who works to destroy the United States."
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
9/21/2020
Why We Keep Reinventing Abraham Lincoln
Adam Gopnik considers new books about Lincoln by David S. Reynolds and Sidney Blumenthal that address the personality and governing of the 16th president.
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
5/18/2020
Is Capitalism Racist?
Nicholas Lemann considers Walter Johnson's new book The Broken Heart of America in light of recent debates among historians about the relationship of slavery, capitalism and racism.
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SOURCE: The Bulwark Podcast
6/25/19
Kevin Kruse Discuses Revisionist History on the Bulwark Podcast
Princeton professor and famed #Twitterstorian Kevin M. Kruse discuss revisionist history on the right and many more issues in politics.
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SOURCE: The Baffler
9-30-16
Malcolm Gladwell's “Revisionist History” podcast cleanses history of the past
by Allison Miller
Empathy is the essence of academic historical methodology today. But in the episodes of Revisionist History that actually deal with history, people of the past come across as basically the same as we are today.
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