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Why Conservatives Want to Cancel the 1619 Project

Objections to the appointment of Nikole Hannah-Jones to an academic chair are the latest instance of conservatives using the state to suppress "dangerous" ideas.

by Adam Serwer via The Atlantic on May 21, 2021

Statue of Shakespeare, Central Park, New York City.

Shakespeare’s Contentious Conversation With America

James Shapiro’s recent book looks at why Shakespeare has been a mainstay of the cultural and political conflicts of the country since its founding.

by Alisa Solomon via The Nation on December 17, 2020

Bubbles with numbers of black Georgia school teachers, centered is 1896 when there were 3316.

American History XYZ

The chaotic quest to mythologize America’s past.

by Sasha Frere-Jones via Bookforum on November 9, 2020

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American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again

As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.

by Kali Holloway via The Nation on October 2, 2020

Donald Trump giving a speech under a mural of the Founders.

White Evangelicals and the New American Exceptionalism of Donald Trump

The president's "1776 Commission" marks a turning point in his rhetoric.

by Abram C. Van Engen via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on September 29, 2020

Race to the Bottom

How the post-racial revolution became a whitewash.

by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw via The Baffler on June 1, 2017

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