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Yusuf Toropov

This is from historian Lee Wind.

He is writing about something that has as much to do with 20th century in the US, and with the forgotten legacy of African-Americans in , as it does with same-sex couples in ancient history: The reality that powerful people shape narratives in real time to suit their own purposes.

In these realms--in ALL realms-- demands to be an ongoing discussion. Not an ancient pronouncement.

History sounds really official. Like it's all fact. Like it's what happened. But that’s not necessarily true. History was crafted by the people who recorded it. Imagine you got into a fight at school. Afterward, there will be different versions of what happened. You'll have your story, the other kid will have their story, and a third person, who maybe saw the fight happen, will have a third story. Whose story will the principal believe? Which version will become the official story, the history, of that moment? What if that third person doesn’t like you? What if that third person is your best friend? What if your fight was with the principal’s kid? Whose story will become history now?
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Apr 09, 2023, 01:56 PM·Public
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