Publication delayed of epic history book amended after being called ‘too white’

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Richard Cohen’s work, revised after criticism of its viewpoint, will not be published this week after a new row over its title

The abolitionist Frederick Douglass was one of the figures included in Cohen’s The History Makers after his publishers requested a rewrite.The abolitionist Frederick Douglass was one of the figures included in Cohen’s The History Makers after his publishers requested a rewrite.Billed as an “epic exploration of who writes about the past”,was due out this Friday before being serialised on Radio 4 in the UK.

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