Understanding “All Men Are Created Equal”—Dr. Matthew Spalding on Rejecting Revisionist History

In the founding of America, some suggest the idea that “all men are created equal” was a lie, written by hypocrites in a time of slavery. When the New York Times’ controversial 1619 Project was first published, it’s introduction stated that it “aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding." How should we understand America’s founding and its promise that “all men are created equal”? Today, we sit down with Dr. Matthew Spalding, a professor of constitutional government and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College. He was the executive director of the 1776 Commission, created by executive order by former President Trump, which published a report defending America’s founding aspirations. This is American Thought Leaders, and I’m Jan Jekielek. #1776commission #matthewspalding #criticalracetheory === 🚨Please SUBSCRIBE to our videos on this new platform called Youmaker! You can follow us and find all our videos there: https://www.youmaker.com/channel/c98868e4-afdc-4349-b37d-30b04bd9e92d Note: Youmaker is still in its Beta stages, so please be patient with it! Send real news and traditional values to your loved ones every week with The Epoch Times gift subscription plans👉 https://subscribe.theepochtimes.com/p/?page=gift ATL is now on cable TV! New episodes air on NTD America on Verizon Fios TV and Frontier Fios on Channel 158. Subscribe for updates + 🔔 : https://ept.ms/ATL Donate to support our work: https://donorbox.org/american-thought-leaders Follow Jan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JanJekielek Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanThoughtLeaders/ Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/AmericanThoughtLeaders Sign the Petition to Investigate, Condemn, and Reject the Chinese Communist Party👉 https://rejectccp.com Want to listen to our interviews as podcasts? Links below: iTunes Podcast: https://ept.ms/ATLiTunesPodcast Google Podcast: https://ept.ms/ATLGooglePodcast Spotify Podcast: https://ept.ms/ATLSpotifyPodcast