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Monuments and Public Resistance http://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/10/statue-removal-plan-sparks-sadness-anger-at-syracuse-columbus-day-celebration.html Near my hometown of Manlius, New York lies the city of Syracuse. It is most known for Syracuse University, The Dome, and the Dinosaur Barbecue Restaurant. Those who know the area well recognize the names… Continue Reading →

Site Specific Monuments: Mount Rushmore On August 9th, 2020, President Donald Trump tweeted about his wish to one day have his face added to Mount Rushmore. This would place him alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt…. Continue Reading →

Crisis & Humor If it weren’t for humor, I cannot imagine where our country would be right now. It’s been a year of disappointment after disappointment, crisis after crisis, hardship, stress, and loss. There’s a reason why shows like SNL… Continue Reading →

Visual Persuasion and Politics No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it is impossible to deny that both presidential candidates are putting up a good fight in the final days leading up to this year’s presidential election. Both… Continue Reading →

Editor’s Choice: COVID-19 in History Coping with isolation is something that every American citizen has had to deal with throughout the last several months. While it is possible that not every American citizen was necessarily touched by the virus in… Continue Reading →

Iconic Photography: On Activism 2020 is a very interesting year. We are experiencing times like never before, but we are also seeing many elements of our history resurface. The Civil Rights Movement had a new life breathed into it this Spring; one… Continue Reading →

Iconic Photography: On Atrocity What does it mean to witness an atrocity? Furthermore, what does it mean to witness an atrocity that happened almost 100 years ago? These are the questions we must ask ourselves when we see photographs that… Continue Reading →

To What Extent Does Hollywood Shape Our Understanding of History? I’ll be the first to admit that a lot of what I know comes from what I’ve seen. This isn’t even just about being a visual learner; we’re constantly being… Continue Reading →

https://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/duck-and-cover-civil-defense-pamphlet/#.X1qkp2dKjAM “Duck and Cover” was a film and pamphlet series developed by the Federal Civil Defense Administration in 1951. It was geared specifically toward the children of America at the time, and was created to inform them about what to… Continue Reading →

Propaganda Techniques Propaganda comes in many shapes and sizes. Though we may tend to think of it as more of a historical occurrence, we face propaganda every day, especially in the current state of affairs, given the political climate, crises,… Continue Reading →