Erasing History: Do Statues Really Matter?

Does pulling down a statue really erase history? Can we learn from the act itself as much as we can from the statue? This is my first really deep video essay. If you like this format and want more like it, let me know in the comments and I'll do more of them!

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Here’s some reading going back a few years on the subject. There are magazines, newspapers, journals, websites, movements, and primary evidence on this jumping off list. Enjoy!

https://www.toppletheracists.org/

https://walesnewsonline.com/map-invites-people-to-add-monument-they-want-removed-in-wales/

https://blog.soton.ac.uk/slaveryandrevolution/1807/02/21/horatio-nelson-to-simon-taylor-10-june-1805/

https://www.newstatesman.com/society/2010/12/british-eugenics-disabled

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/monuments_supplementary_planning_document.pdf

https://www.citymatters.london/100000-people-sign-petitions-replace-slave-trade-statues-signs-around-uk/

https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/which-statues-are-being-removed-uk-363690/

https://www.camden.gov.uk/documents/20142/4823269/Artworks+statues+and+memorials+CPG.pdf/ae76c586-9d6e-5a10-f2e8-ccbdfcec8c92

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/lord-nelson-slavery-abolition-william-wilberforce-dark-side/

https://www.history.com/news/6-early-abolitionists

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/09/university-cape-town-removes-statue-cecil-rhodes-celebration-afrikaner-protest

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/world/controversial-statues-monuments-destroyed.html

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