Since the death of George Floyd in late May, America has been embroiled in protests—protests that were, at first, animated by an assertion that the police forces of the United States mistreat black citizens.
Later, however, they broadened in focus to a larger, wider assault on fundamental American values, asserting that virtually all of America’s institutions have been and continue to be tainted by racism. Two of the essential elements of the ongoing protests—the Black Lives Matter organization, and The New York Times’s so-called 1619 Project—share an insidious lie at their core, a lie that ultimately prevents black Americans from participating in the best America has to offer.
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