the core messages put out by many appealing to populist sentiment remain similar. The film demonstrates that“Othering”people—whether Jews, blacks, recent immigrants, or some other group—is not new in America. This is a long-standing technique that is, of course, still widely used today...
“History cannot be looked at in isolation,” concludedKen Burns. “While we rightly celebrate American ideals of democracy and our history as a nation of immigrants, we must also grapple with the fact that American institutions and policies, like segregation and the brutal treatment of indigenous...