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They should give this definition of History to all first year undergrads on their first day

They should give this definition of History to all first year undergrads on their first day. pic.twitter.com/5seRI3C4OU
— Ryan Hanley (@RyanJHanley) September 25, 2014

The quotation is from Paul Kielstra, The Politics of Slave Trade Suppression in Britain and France, 1814-48.