“You took it that way” is not an apology. As a historian I’m very aware of this country’s shortcomings.
Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️🌈
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Award-winning historian. Professor Emerita. Author of four books. Another in the hopper. My share of op-eds in NYT, WaPo, CNN, Time, & Smithsonian Magazine. #NC #WV
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I never said that.
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Are you directing this at me when you should be directing it elsewhere?
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You can tell this woman never took a history class or she failed it if she did. She clearly doesn't understand what she saw or read in the Smithsonian museums. And she's a horrible spokesperson. I want my history warts and all.
Fox News' John Roberts: Should we ignore America's checkered past in museums?
Trump assistant Lindsey Halligan: The fact our country was involved in slavery was awful... but what I saw going through the museums personally was an overemphasis on slavery... we can't keep focusing on the negative.
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Thanks for reminding people. I left a year ago and glad I did.
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Echoes of the Lost Cause.
A White House official tells NBC News that President Trump plans to extend his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, after he called its museums’ portrayal of U.S. history too negative.
Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'
A White House official told NBC News that Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C.
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This is exactly the thing. So much wasted time trying to navigate AI = less time for creating new scholarship.
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Exactly.
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As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual abuse; 14 involving pregnant detainees and 18 involving children.
Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of state...
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Not a hot take but a call to action. This is how it’s done.
An idea:
