Jul 2, 2020Member-onlyMount Rushmore’s Uneasy Connections to the KKK and Confederate StatuesThe sculptor perfected his concepts by working for white supremacists in the Lost Cause monument movement You can add Mount Rushmore to the list of memorials that wouldn’t exist if it hadn’t been for the relentless United Daughters of the Confederacy — the group that spearheaded the erection of thousands…Mount Rushmore9 min readMount Rushmore9 min read
Jun 24, 2020Member-onlyThose Confederate Statues Were Put There As Propaganda. Meet the Women Who Got Away With ItHistory, it’s said, is written by the winners. In America, that isn’t true. Here, history is written by the people most determined to write it. We’re also told than men control the narrative. But in America, women have done more — far, far more — to shape popular historical memory…Confederate Monuments19 min readConfederate Monuments19 min read