In Need of a New Myth
“Where do national myths originate? They do not emerge by happenstance. Rather their creation and spread are an exercise of power. Influential historical actors, from antebellum slaveholders to the moguls of Hollywood and those Slotkin calls the ‘political classes’, have attempted to develop and disseminate broadly acceptable myths to serve their own interests.”
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n13/eric-foner/in-need-of-a-new-myth
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