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you have a new book out, what are you hoping readers will find out? these are things we need to think about what we are considering not the space of america . you are also a lawyer. are those two specialties what brought you to examine aiding this topic. really, it is about five or six years old. can you walk us through the protest that wrote the russians the crescendo of 2020? erin: americans toppled the first equestrian monument we got. put up the statue of king george and that only lasted for about 70 years before soldiers of the new army independence and pulled it down. these issues both rock to folk is use of monument the white worldview. there is a lot of debate on whether monuments in public spaces should be taken down. nothing compares to the summer of 2021 after the death of george floyd, millions of americans marched to protest rachel racial disparity, black lives matter. lots of these rallies focused on monuments as a symbolic meeting place for sho
Next on American History tv, Penn State University history professor talks about how they experience the art and architecture, including the statue of freedom atop capitol dome. He also discusses how Christopher Columbus, native americans americans, and females areicted in the depicted. This is about an hour. Welcome to the lecture series. Im the chief of stories here at the society. It is great to see everyone here. Namedeaker today is a guy matthew restall. I want to read the title because it is ponderous. Edwin earl sparks professor of latin American History and director of latin american studies at penn state. Educated at oxford, easier like,. Nd published numerous books some of you might recognize his name and some of the things he will be touching on from our last dome, where he has an article on help montezuma keeps surrendering in the art of the capital. And historical indications. Various and historical variations. This is a chance for us to highlight interdisciplinary andoach