American History Under A Plaque

Progressive liberals have made it their goal to erase or rewrite nearly every event that gives a positive view of American history. Liberal universities all over the nation have largely ignored the many life-saving advances of the Industrial Revolution so that they can focus in on slavery. They forget about the fall of Communism so that they can teach their students more about the poor treatment of Native Americans. They ignore the good and highlight the bad. In short, these universities have made it a part of their curriculum to convince students to hate America. Of course, we should not forget the dark parts of American history altogether. It is important for us to learn from the mistakes of our past so that we do not make those same mistakes again. However, it would be an equally grave mistake for us to keep the bad but throw out the good.

That is exactly what Columbia University in New York City has chosen to do. Officials from the school dedicated a new plaque that is located in a prominent place on campus. The plaque honors the Native Americans who were subjected to so-called “displacement” and “dispossession” as a result of the “colonization” of Manhattan Island. However, just like liberal educators are so fond of doing, the plaque makes no mention of the fact that the island was sold to the colonists on mutual terms. The land was not taken by force as the plaque implies. Liberals like to point out that the island was purchased for only $700 worth of goods in today’s currency. However, that is what the land was worth at the time. It was nothing but undeveloped swampland before the Dutch got there in the 1600s. The value of Manhattan today is reflected by the development that was put into it by the colonists, not the original worth of the undeveloped land four centuries ago.

We need to stop teaching our kids that America is not a great nation with a strong heritage. Although we have certainly made our fair share of mistakes, we have still created a great nation where anyone can succeed and prosper, regardless of their race, gender, wealth, or ancestry.

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