Bristol, england, boston, or birmingham, monuments and statutes have become a flashpoint for the black lives matter movement. Since 2015, ford has held an annual Summer Institute set in stone memory, monuments and myths that explores questions of remembrance and memorialization. Each year we find that spring has brought new and urgent crises that require attention and consideration and this year more than in any in recent memory, demands that and more. Today we explore some of these questions with you. Im pleased to welcome dr. Hillary green and kevin levin to todays cabinet conversation. Both dr. Greene and mr. Levin have written extensively on how a wide range of americans commemorate the civil war and reconstruction. They are currently coediting a book sharing different perspectives on civil war memorials. Theyve also been active in recent debates. Dr. Green is an associate professor of history in the department of gender and race studies and serves as a coprogram director of the Af
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