Demonizing Our History Will Not Yield Progress

Demonizing Our History Will Not Yield Progress
The statue of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacagawea is removed from Charlottesville, Va., on July 10, 2021. Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Images
Rikki Schlott
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Our nation’s past year of reckoning, unrest, and lockdowns presented an unexpected societal pause to contemplate who we are and where we’re going. Consequently, the national discourse slipped into a backward-oriented conception of our nation’s position in the scheme of human history. As Americans reexamined their past, they scrutinized the rosy elementary school lessons about our national heritage.

Rikki Schlott
Rikki Schlott
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Rikki Schlott is a writer and student based in New York City. As a young free speech activist, her writing chronicles the rise of illiberalism from a Generation Z perspective. Schlott also works for "The Megyn Kelly Show" and has been published by The Daily Wire and The Conservative Review.
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