http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-signs-executive-order-rescinding-controversial-1776-commission/ar-BB1cW7g8
"This charge is untrue, and has done enormous damage, especially in recent years, with a devastating effect on our civic unity and social fabric," the commission wrote in the report.
"Many Americans labor under the illusion that slavery was somehow a uniquely American evil," it continued.
"It is essential to insist at the outset that the institution be seen in a much broader perspective," the commission also wrote. It added that "the unfortunate fact is that the institution of slavery has been more the rule than the exception throughout human history."
The report later stated that the "historical revisionism" it said "tramples" what it referred to as "honest scholarship and historical truth, shames Americans by highlighting only the sins of their ancestors, and teaches claims of systemic racism that can only be eliminated by more discrimination, is an ideology intended to manipulate opinions more than educate minds."
The commission was chaired by Trump ally Larry Arnn and conservative television analyst Carol Swain. Others on the body also included prominent conservatives like Charlie Kirk and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R). None of them are credentialed historians.
The report prompted sharp criticism from historians and civil rights groups upon its release earlier this week.”
So, “others were doing too, so we’re good to go”....Good riddance.
| 