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Erin L. Thompson

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A New York Museum's House of Bones

The American Museum of Natural History holds 12,000 bodies — but they don’t want you to know whose.

by Erin L. Thompson via Hyperallergic on October 15, 2023
At Fort Pillow, Confederates Massacred Black Soldiers After They Surrendered

Targeted even when unarmed, around 70 percent of the Black Union troops who fought in the 1864 battle died as a result of the clash.

by Erin L. Thompson via Smithsonian on April 10, 2023
The Question of the Offensive Monument

A new book asks what we lose by simply removing monuments.

by Erin L. Thompson via The Nation on December 5, 2022
Meet the Indigenous Activist Who Toppled Minnesota's Christopher Columbus Statue

The unauthorized removal of the monument took place during the racial justice protests of summer 2020.

by Erin L. Thompson via Smithsonian on February 3, 2022
The South’s Monuments Will Rise Again

The Confederate monuments did fall. But not permanently.

by Erin L. Thompson via Washington Post on March 5, 2021
Why Just 'Adding Context' to Controversial Monuments May Not Change Minds

Research shows that visitors often ignore information that conflicts with what they already believe about history.

by Erin L. Thompson via Smithsonian on December 18, 2020

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Visitors at the National Museum of Natural History in D.C. take in the exhibits.

Human Bones, Stolen Art: Smithsonian Tackles its ‘Problem’ Collections

The Smithsonian’s first update to its collection policy in 20 years proposes ethical returns and shared ownership. But will it bring transformational change?

by Peggy McGlone via Washington Post on July 27, 2022

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