Ever stood in front of a historical markers and wondered, “Is this true?” Well, so did we. We spent a year analyzing the nation’s markers and found stories that were sometimes delightful, sometimes humorous, and sometimes completely wrong.
The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.
Stories like this is why I wish the app from Bojack horseman were real and you would remind me to take calls or read stories
Great series! I am obsessed with historical markers
Racists are entrenched and knew to fly under the radar with plausible deniability. ((("Daughters of the confederacy" my a$$.))) Racist bigoted old money is still scared of black and brown people, but they love for us to do their work.
There’s a difference between wrong information and leaving out information. Markers are often a description in time. If the views have changed petition the agency responsible for an updated version.
Listened to intro to this series on All Things Considered this evening. Really fascinating. Seems as though it will provide a deep dive into how our history is “made”. Thank you.