by Amanda Hiley | Jul 14, 2020 | Opinion
A friend’s Facebook post lamenting we no longer teach “American history” grabbed my attention. It was July 5 and it served as an anti-intellectual gut punch. I’ve done too much study in history and too much work on social change in the South to miss that the...
by Amanda Hiley | Jul 13, 2020 | Opinion
“For the first time in American history, we’re not allowed to teach American history.” It was the first thing in my Facebook feed when I awoke on July 5, posted by a good friend from college. As a person who did undergraduate and graduate work in history, the...
by Good Faith Media | Jul 13, 2020 | News
The U.S. is divided along racial lines regarding the removal of monuments and statues linked to slavery, according to a report from You Gov / The Economist published July 6. When asked, “Should statues of Confederate generals on public property be removed?” 38% of all...
by David Jordan | Jul 2, 2020 | Opinion
The famous statue of Teddy Roosevelt will be removed from the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Why? And what can we learn from his terribly flawed worldview? Demonstrations around the world are highlighting abuse by police and concerns for racial justice....
by David Turner | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument on Thursday, June 4. The state-owned statue is in Richmond on Monument Avenue, so named for the various statues of Confederate leaders located there. Subsequent to Northam’s order, all nine...
