Guilty Without Context: The Issue of Judging History by Today's Standards

by Lucas Kendle

America's most respected and celebrated historical figures are now under attack. Their statues are falling and many of our great monuments that are dedicated to them are being targeted for removal.

Our history is being re-examined by individuals who have large platforms and lack critical thinking skills and time to analyze it properly. These individuals are the deconstructionists of the postmodern era. They are judging our historical figures out of context and seeking to remove their accomplishments and monuments from our history. Guilty Without Context breaks down how we got to this point and why our society looks at history with a pessimistic eye.

Lucas Kendle shines a light on the complex lives of Columbus, Washington, Jefferson, and more. He demonstrates that our historical figures are far too complex, and our past is much too complicated to recreate our story as one based on evil and injustice. Readers will journey through the historical context of slavery starting with the Arab slave trade, to an in-depth analysis of America’s most influential and intriguing figures. Guilty Without Context delivers the information that readers need to make accurate and informed judgments about our history and its most integral men and women.

Genres: Education

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 12, 2020

Reviews

[Donna Anoskey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the history presented, and the balanced portrayal of historical figures. I don't know if this is the case with all editions, but the Kindle edition I read needs a good editor. Sentence fragments and odd placement of commas are the most noticeable defects. If a reader can get past that, it's a good book.