History Tag

Faculty at UNH Law School Votes to Drop Franklin Pierce From School Name

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 10, 2020 4 Comments

"of 25 full-time law school faculty, twelve supported the resolution, six voted against it, one abstained, and six didn’t vote"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR_7X0exvh8

Oprah, Lionsgate Pick Up Disgraced NYT ‘1619 Project’ for Film, TV

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 09, 2020 25 Comments

The "1619 Project" from The New York Times received criticism due to inaccuracies. A fact-checker on the series even knocked on the paper after it ignored her expertise. Facts don't matter to Hollywood because Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate picked up the series to make it into a series of television shows and films.

‘The Hill’ Runs False ‘Confederate Statues’ Headline on Kristi Noem’s Mount Rushmore Speech

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 06, 2020 27 Comments

As Fuzzy reported Sunday, the mainstream media ran wild over the weekend with blatantly biased articles and tweets on the speech President Trump gave Friday night at Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6164987797001#sp=show-clips

VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson Talks About History and the Toppling of Statues

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 05, 2020 5 Comments

"a generation that is poorly educated and yet petulant and self-assured without justification"...

California State University-Fresno Students Petition for Removal of Campus Gandhi Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 02, 2020 6 Comments

“Gandhi was deeply prejudiced against all minorities, from black Africans, Jews, to low-caste Hindus”...

UW-Madison Chancellor Announces Abraham Lincoln Statue Will Stay on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2020 7 Comments

"The university continues to support the Abraham Lincoln statue on our campus"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Q7w9n56Mw

Boston Arts Commission Votes to Remove Emancipation Memorial

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2020 33 Comments

The Boston Arts Commission voted 8-0 to remove the Emancipation Memorial out of Boston's Park Square and into temporary storage. At least professionals will take it down instead of the mob?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXlmpB6U6Sw

Hofstra University Agrees to Relocate Jefferson Statue, Student Activists Unsatisfied

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2020 4 Comments

"statue would be moved from its current location at the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to behind the school’s Emily Lowe Museum"...

George Washington University Supports D.C. Statehood With No Indication of a Faculty, Student Vote

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 29, 2020 1 Comment

"As one of the oldest institutions in the city, the university may have legitimately wanted to be heard on the question."...

https://twitter.com/PolitiKurd/status/1275156623317745669

Young Woman From Venezuela Warns Americans the Toppling of Statues is ‘Where Revolutions Start’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2020 24 Comments

Elizabeth Rogliani is a young woman from Venezuela living in the U.S., and she has a dire warning for Americans. When it comes to roving mobs of cultural Marxists toppling historic statues, she has seen this all before. Her main message is this: Don't think it can't happen here.

‘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

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