History Tag

‘Art Crime’ Prof Offers Advice on How to More Easily Topple Monuments

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2020 0 Comments

“use chain instead of rope”...

Student Activists Demand Removal of Abraham Lincoln Statue at UW-Madison

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 55 Comments

Student activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are exploiting the current trend of statue toppling, to petition for the removal of a campus statue of President Abraham Lincoln. Hating historic statues is all the rage these days.

Bust of George Washington Toppled at George Washington University

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 22, 2020 6 Comments

"A stunning image"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=49&v=fkI5ricZGLQ

Celebrating Juneteenth

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 19, 2020 37 Comments

I first blogged about Juneteenth in 2015. As I noted then, the day’s significance is almost criminally under appreciated. Over the last few years, the 19th of June and its significance, are slowly gaining national popularity, reverence, and acknowledgment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWlpURGYHoA

Christopher Columbus Statue Torn Down, Thrown Into Lake in Downtown Richmond

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 10, 2020 25 Comments

The death of George Floyd has reignited the obsession with removing statues of those with unsavory pasts. Protesters tore down the Christopher Columbus statue in Byrd Park in Richmond, VA. They then threw it into the lake.

Students at Mizzou Renew Calls for Removal of Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 07, 2020 5 Comments

“We’re not enslaved anymore, but then you have to see someone who enslaved your ancestors, and it’s kind of like you’re kicking a horse when it’s down”...

Former Prosecutor Linda Fairstein Suing Netflix and Filmmaker Over Central Park Five Documentary

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2020 25 Comments

Linda Fairstein was the Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor in the 1980's when a woman was attacked in Central Park. She claims that a documentary about the case released last year is full of falsehoods, and now she is suing Netflix.

Panel at U. Michigan Blames Western Colonialism for Gender Violence Among Immigrants

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 27, 2020 5 Comments

“Gender Violence, Immigrant Vulnerability and the State: A Symposium”...

Ohio Secretary of State Urges Kent State to Drop Jane Fonda as Speaker for Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2020 2 Comments

"What’s not ok is providing aid and comfort to the enemy and willfully serving as a propaganda tool for those engaged in hostilities against the United States."...

UC Berkeley Removes Lawyer’s Name From Building Over Alleged Racist Past

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2020 3 Comments

"made racist comments against Chinese people and helped spur the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882"...

https://www.mrctv.org/videos/cnn-pbs-host-amanpour-shows-more-reverence-iranian-vp-sec-esper-pt-2

CNN Fails to Disclose Its Iranian Guest Threatened to Kill American Hostages in 1979

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2020 24 Comments

During their coverage of Iran this week, CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviewed a woman named Masoumeh Ebtekar, who currently serves as Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs. Amanpour failed to make viewers aware of Ebtekar's past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrT_8lQTN6w

If 2019 was ‘the Best Year Ever,’ 2020 Looks Like it is Going to be Even Better

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2020 8 Comments

As we begin a new decade, I thought it might be fun to open it with a little optimism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNA8FPkXEBI

USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma will sail once again…as subs!

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2019 18 Comments

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly recently announced that two new Virginia-class attack submarines will be named after the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma, which were hit during the infamous Pearl Harbor attack.

Dickinson College Considering Removal of Slaveholder Names From Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2019 7 Comments

"could soon remove the names of slaveholders that are commemorated on campus buildings"...

In 9-0 Ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Confederate Monument Law

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 29, 2019 58 Comments

Confederate monuments came under attack from the radical left several years ago. In 2017, the SPLC joined the fray and published a list of places and monuments with "Confederate names" that they claimed had the potential to act as “catalysts” to “unleash more turmoil and bloodshed.”

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