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Would the last person to leave the White House please turn out the gas-light? January 20, 2021 7:23 am RL

Two days after historians responded with dismay and anger to the White House’s “1776 Commission” report, the Biden transition team announced President-elect Joe Biden would rescind the commission with an executive order on his first day in office.

The report was intended to a version of U.S. history that would “restor[e] patriotic education” in schools. Historians largely condemned it, saying it was filled with errors and partisan politics.

“It’s a hack job. It’s not a work of history,” American Historical Association executive director James Grossman told The Washington Post. “It’s a work of contentious politics designed to stoke culture wars.”

  • It's been a long 1461 days. by podrock 2021-01-20 08:09:39
    • It will be so nice to have an actually functioning human being in the White House by RL 2021-01-20 13:36:05

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