Why Are We Trying To Erase History at Spencer Rodden blog

Why Are We Trying To Erase History. Why should anyone fear a history that asks a country to live up to its highest ideals—to “make good to us the promises in your constitution,” as frederick douglass put it? There is a rapidly growing disdain for historical understanding, made visible in the swift rise of “cancel culture.” History is replete with examples of political or ideological censorship. Today, historical awareness is rapidly fading. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. When protesters first, and contrite officials later, started taking down statues to slave traders, slave owners, and colonisers, the aim wasn’t to erase them from history. The police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the u.s. Totalitarian regimes, in particular, are famous for shutting out what contradicts their power and. Harvard faculty and leaders enslaved more than 70 people, some of whom lived on campus and cared for and fed. To remove confederate and other statues viewed as symbols of slavery and racism. President joe biden posted on tuesday that “now is the time for all americans to speak up when history is being erased, books are being banned, and diversity is being attacked.”

There is a rapidly growing disdain for historical understanding, made visible in the swift rise of “cancel culture.” To remove confederate and other statues viewed as symbols of slavery and racism. Today, historical awareness is rapidly fading. History is replete with examples of political or ideological censorship. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. Harvard faculty and leaders enslaved more than 70 people, some of whom lived on campus and cared for and fed. President joe biden posted on tuesday that “now is the time for all americans to speak up when history is being erased, books are being banned, and diversity is being attacked.” The police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the u.s. When protesters first, and contrite officials later, started taking down statues to slave traders, slave owners, and colonisers, the aim wasn’t to erase them from history. Why should anyone fear a history that asks a country to live up to its highest ideals—to “make good to us the promises in your constitution,” as frederick douglass put it?

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Why Are We Trying To Erase History In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. Today, historical awareness is rapidly fading. Why should anyone fear a history that asks a country to live up to its highest ideals—to “make good to us the promises in your constitution,” as frederick douglass put it? History is replete with examples of political or ideological censorship. The police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the u.s. When protesters first, and contrite officials later, started taking down statues to slave traders, slave owners, and colonisers, the aim wasn’t to erase them from history. Totalitarian regimes, in particular, are famous for shutting out what contradicts their power and. Harvard faculty and leaders enslaved more than 70 people, some of whom lived on campus and cared for and fed. There is a rapidly growing disdain for historical understanding, made visible in the swift rise of “cancel culture.” To remove confederate and other statues viewed as symbols of slavery and racism. President joe biden posted on tuesday that “now is the time for all americans to speak up when history is being erased, books are being banned, and diversity is being attacked.”