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To study the history of the United States means confronting that its larger-than-life figures are measured not only against the era in which they lived, but also in the unrelenting, ever-fluid march of time. New information crops up. Fresh moral concerns rise. Contemporary politics shape how we understand yesteryear’s conflicts.
Many of the country’s rolling debates have centered on the legacies of its founding fathers, like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, who were slaveholders. Or presidents like Woodrow Wilson, who led the country through World War I and established the League of Nations, but supported racial segregation.
Just this year, a New York Times investigation found substantial evidence that the Latino civil rights icon Cesar Chavez had sexually abused young teenage girls for decades. Many of his memorials came down.
And since returning to office, President Trump’s administration has moved forcefully to advance its triumphant interpretation of American history.
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, The Times consulted scholars across the country to identify historical figures who shaped the United States — and whose legacies remain debated, a demonstration of how unsettled American history can be. Historians spoke of people who made undeniable contributions in their time, but whose work pointed to the country’s intractable debates over race, gender, and political violence.
The historical figures below cannot alone tell the story of the United States, but together, they help show how the fight over the country’s narrative has played out over generations — and how that fight continues.
David W. Blight, a Yale history professor, said that wrestling over history has long been part of the country’s story: “America is and always has been an argument — it’s an experiment.”
Booker T. Washington
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