That’s the thing- the left claims to want a clear eyed view of history but what they really want to do is replace one biased view of history with their own biased view of history.
It has nothing to do with a genuinely clear-eyed correcting of the record.
What’s seriously lacking is the viewpoint that human beings are by nature selfish and opportunistic but occasionally some rise, at least for a moment or two, above that nature, and accomplish great things. And it is these moments which should be recognized and honored, and we can do so without endorsing everything a person has ever done.
The liberals scream because they deny the fundamental brokenness of human beings and believe in the perfectable man....and most narcissistically believe they are already perfect, making it possible for them to condemn people greater than themselves for having flaws which they thmeselves would have had if thrust into the same time period and circumstances.