Gerald Horne, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America (New York University Press: 2014), p. 4
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Ironically, the founders of the republic have been hailed and lionized by left, right, and center for—in effect—creating the first apartheid state.
— Gerald Horne on Founding Fathers of the United States
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About Gerald Horne
Gerald Horne (b. 1949) is an African-American marxist and historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston.
About Gerald Horne
Gerald Horne (b. 1949) is an African-American marxist and historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston.
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