Five professors say the 1619 Project should be amended. ‘We disagree,’ says NYT

Posted by vo2maxer on Sunday December 22, 2019 @08:56PM
from the washingtonpost.com dept.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/12/22/five-professors-say-project-should-be-amended-we-disagree-says-new-york-times/

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Re:Five professors say the 1619 Project should be amended. ‘... by bernierocks on Sunday December 22, 2019 @09:46PM (#21861135)

The 1619 Project is a representation what's wrong with our society today: It claims to be facts, but speculates on the intentions of our founding fathers and many other people in history, with no real way to know the actual truth...because we weren't actually there.

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Re:Five professors say the 1619 Project should be amended. ‘... by Jamwinner on Monday December 23, 2019 @01:54PM (#21866072)

The top people in our field say we are partisin hacks, and give ardourous notes and exmples how that is the case. We disagree. -NYT

I was expecting spin, but damn NYT, how the mighty have fallen.

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