When Will We Tear Down U.S. Prisons—’Monuments That Enforce Terror’?

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Sep 29, 2017 The central mission of our incarceration system, black rights advocates say, is to facilitate the removal of African-Americans from society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Abuses of History

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 24, 2017 "History" often is a tool for keeping power in the hands of the elite. The controversy over Confederate monuments points up the mendacious national narrative that has been spoon-fed to Americans. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

A Lesson on Slavery for White America

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 22, 2017 The more we know and understand our racist past, the more we can change history for the better—in the present and future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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A Stealth History Lesson in Baltimore

By Alec MacGillis / ProPublica Aug 17, 2017 The city’s removal of Confederate statues in the dead of night was Baltimore’s latest attempt to make peace with the ghosts of the Civil War. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Public Atheist Monument Set to Be Erected Near Florida Courthouse

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 2, 2013 Florida members of national advocacy group American Atheists are planning at the end of the month to unveil a large public monument outside the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke, across from a controversial display of the Ten Commandments. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Real Dr. King: An Extremist for Justice

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 We tend to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. we want to honor, not the Martin Luther King Jr. who actually existed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MLK Memorial Opens … and Then Has a Shaky Moment

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2011 A monument memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the first on the National Mall and in other nearby parks to honor an African-American, was officially opened to the public Monday. Within hours, the memorial, along with all other monuments on the National Mall, was closed after an earthquake struck Washington, D.C., and a large area of the eastern U.S on Tuesday. At the time of this posting, officials were not saying when the King memorial would be reopened. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Privatizing History in Downtown L.A.

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2010 Olvera Street, the oldest part of downtown Los Angeles, is a pocket of near-authentic Mexican culture where one can buy chorizos, clothing and handicrafts. But the city's budget crisis is leading to a push to privatize the monument, giving way to an influx of Starbucks and Pollo Loco on the historical street. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thou Shalt Not Place Monument

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 A lawsuit tinged with questions of free speech and separation of church and state ended when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Summum religious group's attempts to install a marker of its own in a Utah park that already has a Ten Commandments monument. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Satire: Cheney Hides in Plain Sight

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jul 8, 2007 In a bold new strategy to avoid a congressional subpoena, Vice President Dick Cheney today declared himself a national monument. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )