Harvard president likens fund-raising effort to freeing of slaves
Trump Denounced for Comparing Impeachment to Lynching
Nikki Haley busted by Civil War historian after claiming the Confederate flag was once a symbol of ‘heritage’
Mich. lawmaker earns backlash for comparing abortion to slavery
What Attorney General Barr gets wrong about the American Revolution
A Missouri elementary school teacher has been put on administrative leave after asking students to set a price on slaves in a school assignment
Mayor Praises Lincoln for the Nation-Building Work He Pursued AFTER His Assassination
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A Hollywood executive wanted Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman in a biopic
President Trump Said Revolutionary War Troops "Took Over the Airports"
over 100 Years before Planes Were Invented
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Historians demolish John Yoo for claim Founding Fathers wouldn't want Trump impeached in an election year
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Missouri senator says it’s a waste of time to study history because it was a long time ago
Erick Erickson claims the NYTimes’ #1619Project presented a Neo-Confederate history
GOP lawmaker actually claims that whites were lynched in ‘nearly equal numbers’ to blacks "for being Republican"
Historian Brings the Receipts to Refute Laura Ingraham's Claim That "Literally No One" Noticed Racist Stereotypes in Old Disney Cartoons before Disney + Put a Disclaimer Before Certain Old Movies
The US should get more credit for ending slavery ‘within 150 years,’ Fox panelist says
Dinesh D'Souza Claims (over and over) That the Democratic Party Was and Therefore Must ALWAYS Be the Party of Racism
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A Congressman compared impeachment to Pearl Harbor
Trump campaign adviser dismisses White House diversity question, asks about black people in Lincoln administration
A Wisconsin lawmaker proposed honoring some white people for Black History Month
Nike used the slogan “Lost Cause” in a commercial
Trump's claim that human trafficking is worst in history sets off race to history books
Ivanka Trump defends father with fake historical impeachment quote
Nominees for the 2019 Weemsy Awards
Cokie Roberts told NPR’s morning audience that she couldn't find ANY newspaper ads for abortion in the 19th century
Real Headline - Is criticizing billionaires the new wearing blackface?
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