Challenging Narratives and Reshaping History

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This chapter emphasizes the importance of challenging skewed narratives in history and incorporating new perspectives into storytelling. It discusses the ongoing battle over history, the need to face the consequences of America's history of slavery and racial injustice, and the emergence of public historians reshaping the national narrative.

America is in the midst of a new debate over how we tell our history. You can see it everywhere – in arguments over critical race theory and AP history classes, in museums and state capitals, in the news and on talk radio. It’s fueled in part by an emerging generation of public historians who are re-shaping our national narratives.

Original Air Date: February 25, 2023

Interviews In This Hour:

Uncovering The Blind Spots In Historical Narratives — Columnist Jamelle Bouie on dispelling 'civic myths' with American history — How 'Praise Houses' Reclaim A Lost Piece of Black History

Guests:

Rund Abdelfatah, Ramtin Arablouei, Jamelle Bouie, Charmaine Minniefield

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