There are nearly 3,000 designated historic landmarks across the country, each with their own set of descriptive plaques and associated tours. But how many of those monuments contain information about the racial injustice or white supremacy that were inherent in their history? That’s a question University of Oregon professor Laura Pulido has set out to answer. Pulido joins us to discuss how these monuments reflect what the U.S. chooses to remember and represent in history.
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