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One example of false history in the case of the 1619 project is that the American revolution was started by the colonist to protect the institution of slavery in the colonies; this is false. Many actual historians criticized the 1619 Project for its inaccuracies and falsehoods. There are other aspects of this “journalism” project that is inaccurate or outright false. You can read more about the criticism here -> https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/1619-project-top-historians-criticize-new-york-times-slavery-feature/

I believe that the curriculum of schools should be established by some sort of board and they can determine what is taught in the schools. I agree with your point though, the question of who determines what is true is a difficult problem to solve. By the sound of what you mentioned, you would agree that some things shouldn’t be taught in school, correct? Is there a school teaching that Hitler was right? What are they teaching that he was right about? I’d be interested to see some facts to support this sort of claim. Many of the things you list are new to me and I don’t see anyone trying to teach them in school, but please show me where this is taking place.

Regarding the idea of teaching the 1619 project, the New York Times and the Pulitzer center have created a full school curriculum to be used to teach this slanted view of history.

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