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So what happened after that?
The British sailed into what was re-named New York Harbor and took Manhattan, that’s what happened. But what happened after that happened? In Taking Manhattan, Russell Shorto tells us what happened: Scholars of American history once chose to set the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Government, Politics, Racism, Religious fundamentalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", American revolution, capitalism, George III, Native Americans, New Amsterdam, New England, Puritans, Russell Shorto, slave trade, slavery, the bible, Wall Street
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Who believes the Big Lie? I don’t think you’ll be surprised
I’m not. In today’s New York Times op section, Thomas Edsall has one of his comprehensive articles on demography and sociology, etc., i.e., what groups of people are thinking. It’s called “Why Millions Think It is Trump Who Cannot Tell … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, The Facts of Life
Tagged American culture and identity, American immigration, Democratic Party, Native Americans, Republican Party, slavery
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What some call critical race theory, I call history
I learned about slavery years before I learned about Hitler, concentration camps and genocide. My mother taught me about slavery when I was four or five. As I grew up and absorbed more of life’s complexities, that awful reality grew … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged American history, American slavery, critical race theory, Grant, John Roy Lynch, President Grant, Reconstruction, Ron Chernow, slavery, the Civil War, Ulysses S Grant
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