Rice University in Houston has debuted an interactive sculpture that pays homage to African American history and the ongoing struggle for racial justice.
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Interview
Smashing Statues & Problematic Public Monuments: an Interview with Erin L. Thompson
by Lydia Pyneby Lydia PyneLydia Pyne interviews Erin L. Thompson about her book "Smashing Statues," which discusses the role of public monuments in the U.S.
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Both relocation moves are expected to be permanent, with the hope that the new locations will provide better context for the sculptures.
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"Our streets are filled with voices of anger and anguish, testament to centuries of racism directed at black Americans."
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"Who did this?! It may look funny but harming our historic monuments is no laughing matter.”
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News
UT Removes Confederate Statues Overnight; Bomb Attempt and Arrest in Houston Over Another Statue
by Glasstireby GlasstireOvernight last night the University of Texas at Austin removed three Confederate monuments from its campus. Via the New York Times: “Work to remove statues of two Confederate generals, Robert E.…
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking the City to look into getting rid of the monument to the “Spirit of the Confederacy” in Houston’s Sam Houston Park, erected in 1908…
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Our second Civil War would be fought over the removal of monuments to the first Civil War.
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Notes on a remarkable week.