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Charles Muller (acmuller@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2023 12:44:21 JST Charles Muller

Chris Hedges: Harriet Tubman And The Battle For America’s Symbols
By #chrishedges The Real News
The debate over America’s symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for #racialjustice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values.
https://popularresistance.org/chris-hedges-harriet-tubman-and-the-battle-for-americas-symbols/
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  The debate over America’s symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for racial justice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values. In the midst of this debate, the decision by the US Treasury to place Harriet Tubman alongside Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2030 has incited controversy. Howard University professor of political science Clarence Lusane joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the Harriet Tubman dollar bill, and the stakes of the debate over national symbols in righting the historical wrongs of slavery and white supremacy.

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