#Monuments

Michael Marshall Smith

ememess

As an out-of-control member of a radical left-wing mob, pretty sure I’m gonna make chicken wings later. Annoyingly there aren’t any federal monuments in our garden but I might knock

Marina Amaral

marinamaral2

Troops find loot hidden in church German loot stored in church at Ellingen, Germany. November 4, 1945."Hitler’s interest in art (...) led the Nazis in the systematic looting of famous

taber טבור

taber

It's time to re-up the archivist energy on the Confederate monuments in the civic squares of this country: are they "art" that must be protected?No. They're mostly shit. Not just

Brian Lyman

lyman_brian

A thread of some of the unknown or unexpected stories of Black history in Alabama published in the @MGMAdvertiser this year.Enslaved at 18. A congressman at 28. And a prisoner

EastEndWomen'sMuseum

EEWomensMuseum

A SHORT THREAD CONCERNING STATUES:There are more statues of goats than of Black women in the UK. (1/7) Now, we love goats. But have they contributed as much to this

Ann_T_Christ

AnnTChrist2

Muslim rulers did not build Tajmahal, Lal Qila, Kutub Minar, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, and hundreds of other historical sites. While serving in India as A.D.C. to the Governor-General (1836

Bret Devereaux

BretDevereaux

Statues are back in the news; I suppose I ought say something about statues, because I'm a historian and people keep saying that statues are about 'remembering history.'Folks, statues are

Massimo Faggioli

MassimoFaggioli

short thread on history and statuesDo some statues deserve to be toppled and removed? Of course. My father went to school in Italy when fascism was largely still a taboo

Shirak

Sheeerak

Can everyone post a few pictures from Armenian places/monuments/buildings in their town, introducing them to all of us? mine from Isfahan are: Vank Cathedral Armenian genocide memorial Vank Cathedral (yard)Bethlehem

Nazrin Gadimova-Akbulut

nazringadimova

1/ I was asked to present some information regarding the facts of vandalism and destruction of the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan in Armenia and Karabakh, so here is a thread:

Simon Maghakyan

simonforco

Many of you have been asking me about the future of Artsakh’s indigenous Armenian monuments. Here is a likely scenario of what will happen to them. 1/4 Azerbaijan will renovate

🍂 Ezra David Romero 🥧

ezraromero

In this @CapRadioNews story I look at how the idea of changing the name of a ski resort is just one of many problematic names in the Sierra. Think Lake

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠

DrAlakbarov

Thread:If Shusha is the jewel of Karabakh, then Aghdam is the main entrance door. Sadly, there is no Aghdam city now, only Aghdam’s territory and its ruins, witnesses of the

Ben Watson

natsecwatson

I drove to Charlottesville, Va., last week to learn a bit about the city's difficult and complicated history — while touring three large Confederate monuments. My tour was led by

A l'ombre des mots

alombredesmots

1. C’est en 1920, il y a 100 ans, que de nombreuses communes des @cotesdarmor22, prennent la décision d’ériger un des #monumentsauxmorts de la Grande Guerre. @R1Le_Gall, @MonuMorts, @DURANDrobin, @JBigorgne,

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadHow dishonest is Joe Scarborough @JoeNBC?THIS dishonest. George Floyd died May 25, 2020.Portland's riots began May 27.Seattle's riots began May 27.Los Angeles's riots began May 27.DHS Rapid Deployment Teams were

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