The 1619 Project, published as a special issue of The New York Times Magazine in 2019, claims to offer a comprehensive new interpretation of American history, in which every aspect of American life is interpreted as some reflection of slavery or racism. But like all single-explanation theories, it commits serious historical errors. Worse still, its marketing as a K-12 school curriculum encourages a younger generation to see their country as a political, social and economic failure.
Allen C. Guelzo, Director, Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship, Princeton University
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4 фев 2021
