Historians have become soft targets in the culture wars. We should fight back
The “rewriting of history” is not some act of professional misconduct but literally the job of professional historians.
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David Olusoga
David Olusoga is a historian, author and the Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. His books include "Black and British: A Forgotten History" (Pan Macmillan).
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