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UNUM Short: The Mythology of Monuments

UNUM: A new way to explore American history from Ken Burns.

UNUM Short: The Mythology of Monuments

UNUM Shorts Episode 5 | 5m 59s | CC

During a 1985 interview, Ken Burns asked James Baldwin what the Statue of Liberty meant to him. In this UNUM Short, released amid debate over the removal of confederate monuments, Baldwin's powerful words resonate as we consider why, and for whom, our monuments have been built.

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