HISTORY BOOKS BANNED AND CHARGED WITH HORRIFYING MAGAS

Special to El Run-Rrun

History doesn’t care about politics. It only cares about what actually happened.
If a history book feels threatening, maybe the problem isn’t the book.

Historical facts that often clash with the MAGA worldview frequently revolve around the Founding Fathers' views on religion, the true causes of the Civil War, and the reality of demographic shifts. These realities challenge core tenets of the movement.

The Secular Constitution: The U.S. Constitution makes no reference to God, and the First Amendment explicitly separates church and state. The unanimously ratified 1797 Treaty of Tripoli states, "The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."

The Reality of the Civil War: Historical documents and secession declarations show the Civil War was primarily caused by the preservation and expansion of slavery, rather than purely regional or state sovereignty disputes.

Reconstruction and Operation Wetback: Following the Civil War, 2,000 Black Americans successfully held political office before being violently overthrown by white supremacists. In the 1950s, the U.S. government ran mass deportation programs, such as "Operation Wetback," that resulted in the removal of over one million individuals, including many U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. 

The Transience of Empires: Studies of past empires demonstrate that all dominant societies and ruling classes eventually face decline or replacement, a fact that challenges anxieties over current and projected demographic shifts in the U.S.