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Revisionist History - "Revisionist history reexamines America's historical record, replacing comforting majoritarian interpretations of events with ones that square more accurately with minorities' experiences. It also offers evidence, sometimes suppressed, in that very record, to support those new interpretations. Revisionist historians often strive to unearth little-known chapters of racial struggle, sometimes in ways that reinforce current reform efforts" (Delgado and Stefancic 25).

This quote from Critical Race Theory, embodies what revisionist history is, and what this list is all about. While the quote specifically mentions US history, this list is not limited to only US history. Feel free to add relevant books!
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message 1: by Brent (new)

Brent It's been said [I dunno who said it} "All history is revisionist history." Check the footnotes...


message 2: by Breanna (new)

Breanna S Brent wrote: "It's been said [I dunno who said it} "All history is revisionist history." Check the footnotes..."

While that can be argued, some historical narratives uphold dominant narratives and power structures, and some challenge those narratives and structures. I personally seer revisionist history as historical accounts that challenge dominant narratives, and the history classes I've been in have used the term in that way. That's what I was going for with this list.


message 3: by Brent (new)

Brent Sure!


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