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What Frederick Douglass Had to Say About Monuments

In a newly discovered letter, the famed abolitionist wrote that “no one monument could be made to tell the whole truth.”

by Jonathan W. White, Scott Sandage via Smithsonian Magazine on June 30, 2020

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An monument of Abraham Lincoln and an enslaved man.

An Unsettling Anti-Slavery Memorial

One monument’s story shows just how quickly a nation’s ideals can erode.

by Jake Lundberg via The Atlantic on April 23, 2026

Statue of men in a bread line at the FDR memorial.

Who Remembers the Panic of 1819?

We haven’t built many memorials to panics, recessions, or depressions, but maybe we should.

by Jessica Lepler via Process: A Blog for American History on June 30, 2020

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Credit Bureaus Were the NSA of the 19th Century

They were enormous, tech-savvy, and invasive in their methods—and they enlisted Abraham Lincoln into their ranks.

by Sarah Jeong via The Atlantic on April 21, 2016

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