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9/24/2020

The White House Conference on History

by HNN Staff

On September 17, Constitution Day, the White House convened a panel discussion of the importance of history to the nation, devoting strong criticism to recent trends emphasizing the importance of racism to the founding and development of the nation. Both academic historians and political activists participated. HNN has published original op-eds and reposted news and opinion items from around the internet on the subject, and gathered them here.