Let's Fake History

During one of last night's network evening newscasts, an African-American college history professor educated me about the hidden history of Washington, D.C., a report which was devoid of reality and meant to incite. I found slaves built every bit of our nation's capital city. While blacks, both slaves and freed men who had bought or otherwise achieved manumission labored significantly in Washington's construction, so did white men under indenture, white bond servants, and both white and black craftsmen (masons, carpenters, etc.). The story was a deliberate effort to elevate the supposed suffering of one group while obliterating the real contributions of all others. Stories like this are meant to lay the groundwork for reparations and to keep the African-American community inflamed. Instigating such dissonance in what should have been a time of celebration for the intended audience is disheartening. For a few days at least, could the mainstream media promote racial harmony and try to unify the nation?