Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

What Does It Mean to Tear Down Monuments?


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As we reckon with racism in our present, many point to today's injustices as a continuation of a history of racism. So what should be done with the historical symbols of that racism? On today's show, Lecia Brooks, outreach director at the Southern Poverty Law Center talks about what statues have come down in the past few weeks, and what remains. Plus Gurminder Bhambra, professor of postcolonial studies at the University of Sussex on the parallel protests happening in Britain around symbols dedicated to the British Empire and colonialism.  

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