#VastEarlyAmerica

I've said this before, but here's my (long) basic take on the historiographic politics of the American Revolution and the #1619Project. I should note before I start that I am

So @JoshuaPiker & I started writing this in late April ...and let some things get in the way. But when we opened it w a ref to national news abt

Excellent column fr @michele_norris in WaPo this AM. A few thoughts on “founders” and slavery, two words that have to ride together. 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-and-martha-washington-enslaved-300-people-lets-start-w

Nicholas Guyatt

Four hundred years ago today the Mayflower left England for America, carrying the “Pilgrims” who founded Plymouth Plantation. A century ago this anniversary was a huge deal; now it’s…complicated (thread)