The war on bad statues
Jane, Dara, and Matt on Confederate Memorials, Woodrow Wilson, and the battle for historical memory.
Explain It to Me · Vox
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Show Notes
Jane, Dara, and Matt on Confederate Memorials, Woodrow Wilson, and the battle for historical memory.
Resources:
"Woodrow Wilson was extremely racist — even by the standards of his time" by Dylan Matthews, Vox
"Inside the growing movement to ditch Columbus Day and celebrate Native Americans instead" by Victoria M. Massie, Vox
"The battle over Confederate statues, explained" by German Lopez, Vox
Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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