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I think he was referring more to the idea {in the grandparent comment) that Hamilton presented the founding fathers as "whitewashed heroes", not it's historical

I think he was referring more to the idea {in the grandparent comment) that Hamilton presented the founding fathers as "whitewashed heroes", not it's historical accuracy. One could say many things about Hamilton's characters. "Whitewashed heroes" is not one of them.

wl 8y ago
Hamilton the person was a deeply elitist, anti-immigration slave owner who was incredibly suspicious of democracy. Hamilton the musical is misleading, portraying a hero in the mold of modern sensibilities. And that's not even getting to the other characters. It's historical fan fiction.
- moosamus 8y ago
  I don’t think you have this right. Even if the purity of his motives could be the subject of discussion, Hamilton was one of comparstively few active abolitionists and a member of the Manumission Society. I also believe you are strongly misrepresenting his stance on democracy as generalized, as opposed to direct democracy.
- matt4077 8y ago
  Next you’ll be saying they didn’t even speakesth in rhyme!
- WalterBright 8y ago
  https://fox28spokane.com/historians-irked-by-musical-hamilton-escalate-their-duel/ https://fox28spokane.com/historians-irked-by-musical-hamilto... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/issue-table-hamilton-good-history-180969192/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/issue-table-hamilton-...