We’ve already touched on the forces that led to the mindset of accepting slavery in the United States. These forces are evident in the historical record, and should be studied by those who wish to accept them or discredit them. What should be examined is how forces were put in motion even as our nation was initially […]
Category: The Danger of Revisionist History
The Danger of Revisionist History – Part 2
We wish to learn from history so that we can hopefully prevent the mistakes of the pass and re-create the circumstances that brought success. A surface or cursory study of history will not reveal to us the factors that led to the historical event that is being studied and critiqued. If we wish to know how our […]
The Danger of Revisionist History – Part 1
In his book “A Preface to History,” Carl G. Gustavson uses the historical approach to study history. He feels to effectively study history it is necessary to develop a sense of historical mindedness. By developing this sense the student of history is able to look beyond the historical event itself and begin to see forces, patterns, causes […]