One of the most pernicious things that has happened recently in America is the 1619 Project, an error-riddled "history" of the United States that presents our nation as one predicated solely on the evils of African slavery, beginning when Europeans first set foot on North American soil. This original sin, says the 1619 Project, tainted everything that followed. Therefore, only racists can love America. Obviously, Democrats embraced this history, but, when commentator Matt Walsh discussed the larger history of world slavery, he learned that some Republicans don't want the truth to be put out there, either. ....Sean Wilentz is a very progressive Princeton professor but is also someone whose passion for American history means he cannot lie about it, so he has attacked the 1619 Project on factual grounds (see here and here). His critiques make for illuminating reading. The short version is that The 1619 Project is factually wrong from top to bottom and front to back. (You can see my friend Wolf Howling's summary of Wilentz's arguments here.) ......And regarding those angry Republicans, I also have a point to make: they're dead wrong that it's a mistake to bring actual history to the fore. The entire purpose behind the 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory is to make Black Americans hate White Americans. The initiatives do that by falsely claiming that America was uniquely horrible when it came to slaves. ....The only way to push back against this foul narrative is with the truth. Until Black Americans know the entire truth, they will continue to hate America and hate Whites. Only when they appreciate that their ancestors were an unfortunate part of a universal historical story — and that America marked the end of that story — can they reconcile to America and break with the racially toxic Democrat party."
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