Princeton Historian Schools ‘National Review’ Writer On Civil Rights History

U.S. President Richard Nixon at a news conference in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1969. (AP Photo)
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A Princeton historian taught a writer from conservative “National Review” a lesson Sunday — on Twitter.

Historian Kevin M. Kruse responded to a tweet from “Review” writer Kevin D. Williamson about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Here is the exchange from Storify:

Here are some of Williamson’s responses:

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