... when we truncate our history, there will be consequences: The fairy-tale version threatens to stymie people's understanding of the true persistence of racism.

Too many things are getting snippetized, dumbed-down, Twitter'd, Vox'd. This is a shot over the bow of the old Reaganite "simple answers" meme. Context matters. Sometimes you need the depth; shallow understanding can kill you in certain situations.

Like, try using a bandsaw after watching a 1 minute Youtube video. [Sorry about those fingers.]