I don’t mean to be a thorn in anyone’s side, or be seen as extolling the virtues of white folks over American centuries past, but I would think that Mr. Spivey is being a bit reductionist here. Lincoln’s position on the Americans white Americans had enslaved was a tad more complex than is represented here. Also, where are the citations for your information? As someone who teaches history, and knows how much is left out, I find it problematic that you expect readers to swallow your information without any kind of evidence or support.

I DO agree with your supposition that more white history needs to be taught rather than white-washed. I would suggest just a few to get started: A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class by David Roediger, and Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. DuBois. And don’t forget the other histories that are left wanting in America — Labor history, indigenous peoples history, Latino history, and the poor.