alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 10 days agoA Sign Once in Mankato, Minnesota.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down12
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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·10 days agoIt is interesting to see a memorial with no discernable editorial angle. I would be willing to bet that taking down such a memorial was based on a desire to hide history rather than any sort of sensitivity to victims.
minus-squareadarzalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 days agoit was more the latter, actually. requests by and pressure from the native american community got the old marker removed in the early 70s. reconciliation park sits near the site today. https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/12/24/forgiveness-on-december-26/
It is interesting to see a memorial with no discernable editorial angle. I would be willing to bet that taking down such a memorial was based on a desire to hide history rather than any sort of sensitivity to victims.
it was more the latter, actually. requests by and pressure from the native american community got the old marker removed in the early 70s.
reconciliation park sits near the site today. https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/12/24/forgiveness-on-december-26/