Tearing Down Statues In History at Amber Boniwell blog

Tearing Down Statues In History. As public debate rages over the removal or vandalism of statues in the united states and the united kingdom, we look back on some of the monuments brought down in. From the berlin wall to confederate monuments, destroying a historic marker means destroying a learning opportunity. What you probably weren't taught was he is also accused of selling first nation women and girls into sex slavery. The police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the u.s. At school, many of you would have been taught how columbus discovered the americas. Four confederate monuments were taken down by the city of baltimore on wednesday; Putting up a statue on land whose original caretakers you can’t name, is.” Must we allow symbols of racism on public land? Several statues of christopher columbus have been attacked, decapitated, and even dumped in a lake. As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. New orleans did the same earlier this year. In antwerp, a belgian king who brutalized congo was burned. To remove confederate and other statues viewed as symbols of slavery and racism. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. Confederate statues and statues of other historical figures, including slave traders and christopher columbus, are being toppled.

Several statues of christopher columbus have been attacked, decapitated, and even dumped in a lake. The police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the u.s. What you probably weren't taught was he is also accused of selling first nation women and girls into sex slavery. As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. As public debate rages over the removal or vandalism of statues in the united states and the united kingdom, we look back on some of the monuments brought down in. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. Four confederate monuments were taken down by the city of baltimore on wednesday; Must we allow symbols of racism on public land? At school, many of you would have been taught how columbus discovered the americas. Putting up a statue on land whose original caretakers you can’t name, is.”

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Tearing Down Statues In History As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. Must we allow symbols of racism on public land? What you probably weren't taught was he is also accused of selling first nation women and girls into sex slavery. The police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the u.s. Putting up a statue on land whose original caretakers you can’t name, is.” At school, many of you would have been taught how columbus discovered the americas. In antwerp, a belgian king who brutalized congo was burned. As public debate rages over the removal or vandalism of statues in the united states and the united kingdom, we look back on some of the monuments brought down in. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. To remove confederate and other statues viewed as symbols of slavery and racism. Four confederate monuments were taken down by the city of baltimore on wednesday; Several statues of christopher columbus have been attacked, decapitated, and even dumped in a lake. As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. Confederate statues and statues of other historical figures, including slave traders and christopher columbus, are being toppled. From the berlin wall to confederate monuments, destroying a historic marker means destroying a learning opportunity. New orleans did the same earlier this year.