W. E. B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 (1935), p. 713
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The treatment of the period of Reconstruction reflects small credit upon American historians as scientists. We have too often a deliberate attempt so to change the facts of history that the story will make pleasant reading for Americans.
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About Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
About Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
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