When demonstrators dumped the monument to a slave trader into Bristol Harbor, they galvanized a debate that echoes conversations happening in the American South about statues of Confederate generals.
Tag: Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
Truck Crashes Into an Easter Island Statue
The truck rolled down a slope and hit an ahu, a ceremonial platform where one of the island’s famous statues was already on its side.
Commemorating the Victims of Canada’s ‘Gay Purge’
A national memorial will soon rise to the thousands of people whose careers were ruined because of their sexual orientation.
How Charlottesville’s Echoes Forced New Zealand to Confront Its History
A Maori man attacked a statue to raise awareness of his ancestors’ pain. A newspaper covered the story, and a very important reader took action: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
New Statue Unsettles Italian City: Is It Celebrating a Poet or a Nationalist?
Boasting a proud literary pedigree, Trieste is populated with statues. But none has provoked passions like that of Gabriele d’Annunzio, who inspired Fascism and briefly ruled his own state last century.
I Watched Friends Die in Afghanistan. The Guilt Has Nearly Killed Me.
I was convinced the deaths of my friends in combat were my fault. It took me years to realize this feeling had a name: survivor guilt.
Franco’s Remains Are Exhumed and Reburied After Bitter Battle
The removal of the dictator’s remains from a basilica near Madrid, weeks before a national election in Spain, was denounced by some for stirring painful memories.
Unveiling Monument to Migrants, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees
The pope unveiled the sculpture in St. Peter’s Square during a special Mass and portrayed migration as an opportunity to “promote the integral human development of all people.”
Slovenia Has Another Trump Statue. This One Has Vampire Teeth.
Less than 50 miles from a wooden effigy of the Slovenia-born Melania Trump, the president now has a giant figure of his own. Media interest may have saved it from a bonfire.
Rome’s New Rules: No Sitting on the Spanish Steps (and No Wading in the Trevi Fountain)
Tourists beware. New Rome regulations cover an array of activities that can lead to hefty fines.