Mississippi continues to impress its inability to even decently deal with its past. When it was notified this week that another sign commemorating Emmett Till had disappeared, the Emmett Till Interpre
I had no idea that Vietnam put up a monument to where John McCain’s plane was shot down. Talk about something I need to see in person! [email protected] Harris lays flowers at Hanoi memorial where John McCai
Gabriela Soto Laveaga has an essay in the Post on one of my hobbyhorses: why all Americans need to have an understanding of Mexican history. The recent backlash over a new book on the history of The
Good! Four years after a woman was killed and dozens were injured when white nationalists protested the planned removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va., workers removed the statue
I care very much about historical memory and the portrayal of the past in history museums. They have such great potential for telling real and interesting stories about the past that inform the presen
I’ve been trying to write and overall busy with other things, so I haven’t had time for a grave post in the last couple of days. For those of you though who look to this site for all thing
Before we move too far behind the first federal holiday of Juneteenth, allow me to make two points. One, this is unabashedly a good thing. Two, as I pointed out recently, this is absolutely going to b
Kellie Carter Jackson on the outrage of the Juneteenth holiday being created at the same time as Republicans are seeking to outlaw the teaching of America’s racist history: This spring, I have b