![]() ![]() ![]() This drove not only their arrival but relentless expansion. Their whole journey is underpinned by legends of destiny, mirroring stories from the Bible of special people who are owed a land by sacred decree. There are more ways to communicate than ever, but in this new reality, it seems anyone can claim to be an expert – just look at the nonhistorians raging about “revisionist history” that highlights the undeniable facts of slavery and subsequent systemic racism.Ĭonsider the arrival of the Europeans. The American story is a special one because of the nation’s influence around the world and its role as standard-bearer of democracy.īut as a growingly fractured country with a narrative that has increasingly become hijacked by the political right, it’s become harder to separate fact from fiction. Which stories truly tell the American story?Įvery nation has a narrative, a bold and stirring tale of creation and recreation. ![]()
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