Trump's federal takeover of DC echoes decades of racially charged rhetoric
Trump’s rhetoric on DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime.
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American History
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Just a reminder
Friend of Not Unmindful, Ty Seidule nails it again. And this isn't recent but a good reminder.
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White-washing the Smithsonian
White House orders sweeping review of Smithsonian Museums to ensure they align with their mythologies.
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The Lost Cause lives on
Hegseth's order to restore a confederate memorial (without calling it what it is) perpetuates America's most pernicious historical lie.
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An assault on civil rights 60 years in the making
Sixty years after its groundbreaking passage, the Voting Rights Act faces its gravest threats yet. It has evolved into a legal battlefield where the very foundations of American democracy are being contested.
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The return of a confederate general
A statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike that demonstrators toppled and burned in 2020 will be reinstalled in D.C.
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60 year old archive faces cuts due to the war on Black history
The Amistad Research Center, one of largest repositories of Black history, was forced to cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended federal grants.
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