Who should get a monument? Meet the Canadian man trying to answer the question.
Artist Ken Lum and his think tank, Monument Lab, asks what we’re trying to do when we build monuments in public places to historical figures and events
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Why Sir John A. Macdonald’s name should stay on our schools
John Geddes on the reason we remember Sir John A. and the importance of weighing historical figures based on more than their flaws
More than monuments: A look at America’s Confederate symbols
From bridges and roads to parks and military bases, symbols of the Confederacy permeate many parts of American life
The new battle over Confederate monuments
The toppling of Confederate statues in New Orleans has exposed deep tensions and ugly politics in America’s Deep South
A monumental controversy in Mexico City
A statue of Azerbaijan’s former ruler is turning some heads in Mexico
A communist memorial seeks capital
Plans to erect a monument commemorating victims of Communist rule face a lack of public interest (and funding)