The Invisibility Of Antiracism In American History Textbook Analysis

"John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: The Invisibility of Antiracism in American History Textbooks” examines how the radical idealism is, like racism, ignored by authors dedicated to the thesis that the victory of "right" in the US is foreordained rather than subject to contingency. The central figure in the abolitionist movement, John Brown, is depicted in textbooks from 1890 to 1970 as fanatic and/or insane. Others render him too bland to be a hero. No textbook shows sympathy for his ideals or actions.
The thought that textbooks neglect antiracism as well as racism was amazing to me since I thought that most people supported antiracism. For example, Lincoln said that the declaration of Independence makes no sense because even though it claims