A correction to Arthur Schlesinger's "liberal" record is in order. "Leading the fight against radical and multicultural revisionism have been such conservative historians as C. Van Woodward, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Eugene Genovese, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., and Daniel Boorstin. The McCarthyite war they wage to suppress radical dissent is hpocritically portrayed by them as a valiant struggle on behalf of free speech." [History as Mystery, (c) Michael Parenti 1999, City Lights, p. 182] Need I say more? As for posting by "blondmike" he's obviously still suffering from the after-effects of the McCarthyite kool-aide passed as history by the above mentioned and celebrated historians. …
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Ms. Laura S. Washington, I am not steeped in Chicago's history thus I have not commented on that topic. However, I am curious on your thoughts regarding Parenti's views on Schlesinger. Regards, A.Leon
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