Statues of Christopher Columbus have been at the forefront of the debate on monuments in both the United States and all over the world. In the city of Columbus, Ohio, they launched the Reimagining Columbus project in order to determine what ought to happen with their statue and their city's legacy moving forward. Today, we're joined by Shelly Corbin, an Indigenous Knowledge expert and a member of the Reimagining Columbus project. She tells us about how the project as wrapped up as well ...
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Statues of Christopher Columbus have been at the forefront of the debate on monuments in both the United States and all over the world. In the city of Columbus, Ohio, they launched the Reimagining Columbus project in order to determine what ought to happen with their statue and their city's legacy moving forward. Today, we're joined by Shelly Corbin, an Indigenous Knowledge expert and a member of the Reimagining Columbus project. She tells us about how the project as wrapped up as well ...
Monuments of Upliftment with Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson
The Monumental Project
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2 years ago
Monuments of Upliftment with Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson
North Carolina, similar to Virginia, is a state that’s had their fair share of confederate monuments in the public eye. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 173 Confederate symbols across the state, 42 of those monuments standing in front of state courthouses. This has created a fair amount of unrest in the state on many levels. One example is Enfield, a town based in Halifax county, in which mayor Mondale Robinson took down a confederate memorial himself and was met with t...
The Monumental Project
Statues of Christopher Columbus have been at the forefront of the debate on monuments in both the United States and all over the world. In the city of Columbus, Ohio, they launched the Reimagining Columbus project in order to determine what ought to happen with their statue and their city's legacy moving forward. Today, we're joined by Shelly Corbin, an Indigenous Knowledge expert and a member of the Reimagining Columbus project. She tells us about how the project as wrapped up as well ...
