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2. A construction of past events which is refuted in verifiable or otherwise generally accepted sources. Support for the history is generally undocumented or poorly documented. Belief in such histories are often based in belief of a conspiracy theory to explain its lack of documentation. Note: this usage is a Wikipedia convenience, not generally used, as far as I know Some alternative histories have become the generally accepted history as more information is revealed; for example, many history books of the past rarely mentioned, if at all, the relationship the European explorers, colonists, and later the United States had with the Native American population (who were refered to as American Indians or Red Indians). In the past, outside of Native American populations, very few would dispute the assertion that Christopher Columbus discovered America. As another example, throughout history slaves have not been considered as people, which has been reflected in the accepted histories of the time. Examples of alternative historyFor historical conspiracy theories, see Conspiracy theory. See also: Historical revisionism |
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2. A construction of past events which is refuted in verifiable or otherwise generally accepted sources: see historical revisionism. Support for the history is generally undocumented or poorly documented. Belief in such histories are often based in belief of a conspiracy theory to explain its lack of documentation. |
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