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Dark Truths on Old TV

Long before the 1619 Project, Americans knew history didn’t happen in black and white.

by Lars Walker

April 23, 2020, 12:08 AM

Linda Watkins and Scott Forbes in “The Adventures of Jim Bowie” (IMDB.com)

I see that the New York Times recently made a “correction” to its much-ballyhooed “1619 Project.” The 1619 Project, of course, is an effort to demythologize American history, ripping away the pretty f...

No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here.

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