Nikole Hannah-Jones lectures survivor of China's Cultural Revolution on oppression: 'Does not match' reality

New York Times journalist and "1619 Project" creator Nikole Hannah-Jones attempted to lecture a survivor of Mao's Cultural Revolution about oppression in a fierce exchange online.

Hannah-Jones, whose most prominent contribution to journalism is her set of New York Times Magazine essays claiming that America was founded by the British colonists in order to safeguard and promote slavery, sparred with CRT opponent Xi Van Fleet on Twitter Sunday after the Maoist survivor challenged Jones' rejection of "American exceptionalism."

In a three-part thread, Hannah-Jones argued that Black history is under attack because "our very presence on these lands is the greatest rebuke to the narrative of American exceptionalism."