To be fair, I understand what conservatives are so deathly afraid of. This renewed in-depth review of the inseparable concomitants of slavery, racism and the rise of America as a world power can only lead in one direction: away from the general acceptance of the racial hierarchy and of the patriarchy in which they are so deeply invested. Of course that is scary to them. And perhaps they should be afraid of the unknown impact of a broad exposure of the corruption and hypocrisy of the mythologized “founding fathers,” who claimed they valued freedom but were committed to a system of forced labor camps, sexual exploitation, human trafficking and white supremacy. So the Newt Gingriches of the world are on notice: The jig is up, boys. The world knows that “conse…
