Consider too that if the recorded history is the view point of the conquerers,, there remains the untold history of the defeated. We work now to uncover our true history, not the deceit and slight of hand told by those who would keep us defeated.

Excellent point, and well stated!

BTW it's 'sleight' of hand—which is completely insane given that E before I, when not after C, is supposed to sound like A, not I...like neighbor, weight, freight, etc.

The insanity of this wor(l)d never stops :p