Public monuments shape how you encounter history. You learn through space, material, and placement. You do not receive facts alone. You experience meaning through design and location. The National Holocaust Monument in Canada stands as a national effort to preserve memory of genocide and to force reflection on responsibility. This …
Who was Vladimir Lenin? Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov or Vladimir Lenin was born on April 22nd, 1870 in Ulyanovsk Russia. Lenin was born into a middle class well educated family that would be targeted by the Tsar’s government. The oppression of his family by the Tsar’s government, the execution of his …
Who was Abraham Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1809. As a child, his family moved several times, eventually settling in Indiana and later Illinois. Growing up in poverty, Lincoln had very little formal education, but he was largely self-taught and developed …
Who does Mount Rushmore memorialize? Mount Rushmore memorializes a total of four United States presidents. These include George Washington the first U.S president (born in 1732, died 1799), Thomas Jefferson the third U.S president (born 1743, died 1826), Theodore Roosevelt the 26th U.S president (born 1858, died, 1919), and Abraham …
Background of the Monument To understand the true importance of the Stone Mountain Confederate monument you must understand the concept of Lost Cause Ideology. The Lost Cause Ideology took place during the aftermath of the Civil War, and it was a way to romanticize the south during the war. They …
Introduction For more than a century, a Confederate monument known as Silent Sam stood at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dedicated in 1913, it was presented as a tribute to Confederate soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty; particularly, students and faculty of …
“Armenian Genocide Memorial, Montebello, California” by Serouj is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Loss after loss is no easy burden. However, when the loss is due to oppression, exile, and massacre, it soon becomes a martyr to remember. With the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire, the list of martyrs …
Historical Context The Nanjing Massacre occurred in Nanjing, China from December 13th, 1937 to January, 1938. The mass killing, raping, robbing, kidnapping, destruction, and torturing of Chinese citizens by Japanese Imperial Army soldiers took place during these six weeks. The Second Sino-Japanese war was happening prior to World War II, …
On a small grassy hill in Montana sits a large granite obelisk, etched with the names of over 260 soldiers who fell in one of the most iconic and controversial battles in American history. The Seventh Cavalry Memorial, sitting atop Last Stand Hill and marking the location of the Battle …
Japan’s History with the United States The United States and Japan have had a complicated relationship, dating back to 1853, when Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open up to trade. Having been previously isolated, Japan was unable to match the more technologically advanced Western Powers, and was forced into …
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