Opinion | Trump’s Order to the Smithsonian Distorts Teaching of American History (Gift Article) The assumption that there is a standard, agreed-upon truth about the country’s past is a fantasy; but when declared by a sitting president, it becomes a provocation.

Free-article from the NY Times.

"The administration is engaging in the same behavior it claims to stand against."

Nailed that, #DavidWBlight. Also, for your consideration, its close relative: The administration accuses others of the same wrong-doing which it is guilty of itself.

The Intellectual Life of Frederick Douglas | KPFA Guest: David W. Blight is Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies at Yale University.  He is the author of several books on Slavery and Abolition including, Frederick Douglass: Prop...

#LettersAndPolitics welcomes #DavidWBlight, author of #FrederickDouglassProphetOfFreedom

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