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A group of people celebrating Pride outside of Stonewall.

Stonewall: The Making of a Monument

Ever since the 1969 Stonewall Riots, L.G.B.T.Q. communities have gathered there to express their joy, their anger, their pain and their power.

by Cheryl Furjanic via New York Times Op-Docs on June 4, 2019

The Lincoln Memorial as a Pyramid? That Wasn’t the Craziest Idea Pitched a Century Ago

Congress had the final say on the design for the slain president’s monument. The competition was intense.

by Ronald G. Shafer via Retropolis on May 29, 2019

How New York’s New Monument Whitewashes the Women’s Rights Movement

It offers a narrow vision of the activists who fought for equality.

by Martha S. Jones via Made By History on March 22, 2019

How Should We Memorialize Those Lost in the War on Terror?

Americans have erected countless monuments to past wars. But how do we pay tribute to the fallen in a conflict that may never end?

by Elliot Ackerman via Smithsonian on January 2, 2019

Monument Wars

This exhibit explores discussions about what we choose to memorialize – and why.

Infrastructures of Memory

It is not just what is remembered that is important, but how it is remembered.

by Brianne M. Wesolowski via Tropics of Meta on December 4, 2018

Capitol Hill Needs Thomas Paine Memorial

Why is there still no memorial to Paine, the immigrant whose writing galvanized the American Revolution?

by Jeff Biggers via The Hill on October 21, 2018

America's Few Latino Historical Sites Languish, Forgotten and Decaying

A makeshift memorial in New Mexico dedicated to Hispanic Union soldiers "looks like just a taco stand, without any tacos."

by Associated Press via NBC News on October 14, 2018

Sentinel

From the day it was inaugurated, the Statue of Liberty has symbolized the tensions between national independence and universal human rights.

by Francesca Lidia Viano via Places Journal on October 1, 2018

In the Hate of Dixie

Cynthia Tucker returns to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama – also the hometown of Harper Lee, and the site of 17 lynchings.

by Cynthia Tucker via The Bitter Southerner on August 28, 2018

Remembrance of War as Warning

Might a new approach to war memorials keep us out of future unnecessary wars?

by Christopher Preble via War on the Rocks on August 13, 2018

Think Confederate Monuments Are Racist? Consider Pioneer Monuments

Most early pioneer statues celebrated whites dominating American Indians.

by Cynthia Prescott via The Conversation on August 7, 2018

This Innovative Memorial Will Soon Honor Native American Veterans

The National Museum of the American Indian has reached a final decision on which design to implement.

by Ryan K. Smith via Smithsonian on June 26, 2018

Where Does the War on History End?

Those who seek to hide the achievements of our greatest men and women are making a monumental mistake.

by Tony Parsons via British GQ on June 21, 2018

Inside the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, in Montgomery, AL.

How the New Monument to Lynching Unravels a Historical Lie

Lies about history long protected lynching.

by Nina Silber via Made By History on May 2, 2018

Inside the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, in Montgomery, AL.

The Pain We Still Need to Feel

The new lynching memorial confronts the racial terrorism that corrupted America—and still does.

by Jamelle Bouie via Slate on May 1, 2018

NYC Will Move—But Not Remove—Statue of Gynecologist Who Experimented on Slaves

Some say the decision to move the statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims from Central Park to a Brooklyn cemetery is a "slap in the face."

by Kimberly Lawson via Broadly on April 16, 2018

Why a Woman Who Killed Indians Became Memorialized as the First Female Public Statue

Hannah Duston was used as a national symbol of innocence, valor, and patriotism to justify westward expansion.

by Barbara Cutter via Zócalo Public Square on April 9, 2018

Statues Offensive To Native Americans Are Poised To Topple Across The U.S.

No other city has taken down a monument to a president for his misdeeds, but Arcata is poised to do just that with a statue of William McKinley.

by Jaweed Kaleem via Los Angeles Times on April 1, 2018

The Black Monuments Project

America is covered in Confederate statues. We can do better — and here’s how.

by Zak Cheney-Rice, Kyle McGovern via Mic on February 1, 2018

Black Charleston and the Battle Over Confederate Statues

The debate over a Charleston monument to John Calhoun exemplifies the problems of contextualizing Confederate monuments.

by Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders via Black Perspectives on January 29, 2018

Statues, National Monuments, and Settler-Colonialism

Connections between public history and policy in the wake of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.

by Rose Miron via National Council on Public History on December 18, 2017

Columbus Circle Without Columbus?

New York's statue debate hits Italian-Americans hard.

by Harry Bruinius via The Christian Science Monitor on December 15, 2017

The Future of our Confederate Monuments Rests With the Kids

The perspectives of older Americans have dominated the debate. It's time we pay more attention to what younger people have to say.

by Kevin M. Levin on November 30, 2017

What to Do with Monuments Whose History We’ve Forgotten

Few who are memorialized in stone could fully pass moral muster today. Is that a problem?

by Nicholas Lemann via The New Yorker on November 26, 2017

The Unintended Consequences of Veterans' Day

In hindsight: A day created to commemorate peace has been transformed into one that perpetuates war.

by Paul Steege via Hindsights on November 10, 2017

George Washington statue at Federal Hall

The Next Lost Cause

Why the slope from toppling Confederate monuments to shunning the Founders is so slippery.

by Michael Brendan Dougherty via National Review on November 1, 2017

Activists Splatter Red Paint on Roosevelt Monument at American Museum of Natural History

The early-morning action is the latest in a series of protests demanding the statue’s removal.

by Claire Voon via Hyperallergic on October 26, 2017

A Sign On Scrubland Marks One of America's Largest Slave Uprisings

The Stono rebellion of 1739 was the biggest slave rebellion in Britain’s North American colonies, but it is barely commemorated.

by Adam Gabbatt via The Guardian on October 24, 2017

Recontextualizing the Ocean Blue

Italian Americans and the commemoration of Columbus.

by Laura E. Ruberto, Joseph Sciorra via Process: A Blog for American History on October 4, 2017

Will Trump Change the Way Presidents Approach National Monuments?

Never before have administrations scaled down sites to the extent proposed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

by Lena Felton via The Atlantic on September 24, 2017

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