Why Did You Stick With That Argument in the Essay?

A number of prominent historians have questioned the veracity of your argument. Why did you choose to stick with that point of view? I think one of the things she just pointed doubt is that history isn't settled. So it sounds to me like that's part of what this is about as well, is that tis historical argument me made as just as there has been in the past. And for a long time, historians didn't even deal with slavery in a revolution that was largely led by slaveholders.