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Nikole Hannah-Jones isn’t done challenging the story of America. A new Hulu series is the latest version of “The 1619 Project”

Felis Leo said:
True. But I would argue that more evidence needs to be provided to make the claim that the American Revolution was instigated and fought to protect slavery in the South (as seems to be the case).
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I should have said 150 years. oops
 
Visbek said:
sigh


Uh, hello? They aren't saying Dunmore started the war. The war started in April 1775, Dunmore's proclamation was in November 1775. No one is classifying it as "magnanimous."

It simply isn't the case that everyone picked a side the instant the war started. The point is that white Southerners were willing to fight, kill and die to keep enslaving people.

Yeesh.
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That point is demonstrably incorrect and it takes no more effort than to read the proclamation itself. Dunmore’s proclamation declares that slaves and indentured servants belonging to rebels will be freed if they run away and take up arms against the rebels. So why would any person motivated by a desire to preserve slavery join the Revolution when the consequence of doing so is the freeing their slaves and indentured servants by proclamation?
 
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