Can TV Change Public Memory? What ‘Watchmen’ (2019) Reveals About History, Trauma, and Cultural Memory:

📖 Read the full essay and join the discussion.

Did Watchmen change what you knew about American history❓

#Watchmen #Tulsa1921 #PublicMemory #ReelVsReal #TVHistory #MoviesToHistory

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Research traces enslaved, incarcerated and skilled Black labor in Tennessee State Capitol construction Jeff Sellers presented primary-source evidence—payrolls, contracts and census records—showing enslaved, free Black, and incarcerated workers performed quarrying and skilled stonemasonry on the Tennessee State Capitol. Sellers said new research and a recent House joint resolution help memorialize those laborers.

New research reveals that the construction of the Tennessee State Capitol relied heavily on enslaved, incarcerated, and skilled Black labor, challenging the narrative of its workforce.

Learn more here!

#TN #CivicAccountability #PublicMemory #CitizenPortal #LaborHistory #TennesseeHistory

We flatten time when we freeze a place at its worst era.

Germany ≠ 1943.
Oklahoma ≠ the Dust Bowl.
History isn’t a personality trait.

New Roots & Main Street:
The Past Isn’t a Personality Trait

Link in Threads.

#PublicMemory #History #Oklahoma #RootsAndMainStreet

Historian Ryan Cole recounts Lafayette’s 1824–25 triumphant U.S. tour and its lasting legacy At a Library of Congress event, Ryan Cole described Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette’s 13‑month 1824–25 tour of 24 states — a 6,000‑mile national spectacle that stirred mass crowds, spurred local spending and left a durable commemorative legacy. Cole and Chuck Schwamb unpacked the tour’s politics, Freemasonry links and public memory.

Ryan Cole unveiled the stunning details of Lafayette’s 1824 tour, a journey that united a divided nation and left an unforgettable mark on American history.

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#US #PublicMemory #CitizenPortal #CivicEngagement #NewYorkCity #HistoricalLegacy

Sat @ 3pm/4pm/5pm: "homeLA presents 'Home Under One’s Skin,' a site-responsive dance performance by Marcella Lewis activating #publicmemory, care, and Black communal histories at Historic Belmar Park in #SantaMonica."

www.homela.org/home-under-o... #publicart #BHM

Veteran Testimony Urges Passage of Bill to Make Aug. 26 Abbey Gate Remembrance Day in Ohio Joe Burdick, a U.S. Navy veteran, urged the committee to advance Senate Bill 244 to designate Aug. 26 as Abbey Gate Remembrance Day to honor 13 service members killed at Abbey Gate in the 2021 Kabul evacuation; the committee accepted an amendment to include each honoree's service branch.

A U.S. Navy veteran is rallying support for a bill that would honor the 13 fallen service members from the Kabul evacuation, making Aug. 26 Abbey Gate Remembrance Day in Ohio.

Learn more here

#OH #CivicAccountability #PublicMemory #CitizenPortal #MilitaryHonor

History can be debated, not erased. 📜⚖️
On Presidents’ Day, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits at George Washington’s Philadelphia home, warning that hiding the past distorts America’s history.

🔗 t.ly/zlFlW

#HistoryMatters #PublicMemory #AmericanHistory

A social media graphic celebrating the publication day of "Too Precious To Lose" by Jason G. Green. The image features the book cover centered against a dark purple background with the words "HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!" in large white text at the top. The book cover displays a long, straight road stretching toward a sunset over a rural landscape, with the subtitle: "A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility."

Today is the publication day for "Too Precious to Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility" by Jason G. Green and One World Books / Penguin Random House.

We're proud to work with you, Jason! Congratulations!

#TooPreciousToLose #JasonGGreen #Memoir #BlackHistory #PublicMemory

House approves package of bills and joint resolutions; members debate place-name recognitions Following a special tribute to Olga Tañón, the Puerto Rico House completed a final voting calendar on Feb. 9, approving several bills and joint resolutions. Debate included objections about overlapping honorific roadway and tunnel namings.

The Puerto Rico House wrapped up a historic voting session after honoring Olga Tañón, igniting a heated debate over the naming of roads and tunnels that could reshape local memorials.

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#US #PublicMemory #CivicDebate #CitizenPortal #PuertoRicoLegislation

What does that say about who held power and who paid the price, and do you think we’ve moved on and injustice disappeared, or have we just learned new language?

#civilrights #moralhistory #publicmemory

Oklahoma treated history differently from the beginning — not as nostalgia, not as branding, but as a check on power.

Why that still matters today.

Link in comments.

#Oklahoma
#History
#Archives
#Governance
#PublicMemory

Illustration by Nikkolas Smith showing a young Black girl viewed from behind, standing in front of the exterior wall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The engraved name of the building is partially visible on the pale stone surface. The girl raises her right arm, holding a thick black rectangular bar that she presses across part of the text, visually redacting it. She wears purple-accented clothing and bracelets, with her hair styled in braids tied with purple bands. Sunlight reflects off the stone wall behind her, creating a bright contrast with the dark redaction mark. The image conveys themes of intention, accountability, renewal, and the power to decide what should no longer remain visible.

𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔 🎨✨

Starting a list of things that need to be Redacted in 2026...

#NikkolasSmith #SundaySketch #Redacted #VisualCommentary #KennedyCenter #CreativeResistance #LongLiveTheArts #ArtAsResistance #CulturalInstitutions #PowerAndArt #PublicMemory #ArtAndDemocracy #BlackArtists

Trump minions add his name to Kennedy center, prompting backlash - QnotesCarolinas.com Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name, sparking legal and constitutional challenges.

NEWS - Questions over legality, transparency and political influence have followed the Trump-appointed 'board' and their controversial decision. Read more at link👇

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#KennedyCenter #Trump #ArtsAndPolitics #DCPolitics #CulturalInstitutions #ExecutivePower #PublicMemory

“Saudi Gold” / try to dismember remix and refresh is #leshow #publicmemory and #soundstudies gold via @harryshearer.bsky.social #cas597SoundXrs harryshearer.com/le-shows/dec...

Pick up your copy today and receive 40% off with discount code: UPKHOLIDAY25 (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639991/).

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#usfounding #USPolitics #PresidentialPolitics #PublicMemory #presidentialrhetoric #PoliticalRhetoric #NationalIdentity #citizenship #ThomasJefferson #upkansas

If you would like to learn more, please follow to hear more from the grantees themselves about their findings.

#research #grantee #UCLA #LCHP #history #policy #Olympics #WorldCup #CulturalProgramming #PublicMemory #NationalIdentity #HistoricalNarratives #LA2028

The Louvre Heist Was a Colonial Wake-Up Call The stunning theft reveals more than a failure of security: It lays bare how austerity, neglect, and unresolved colonial legacies continue to haunt the museum.

Sunday’s heist at the Louvre has stirred a lot of headlines. I argue @hyperallergic.com that the real vulnerability lies not in museum security, but in the colonial foundations of Western museum collections. #ArtTheft #Decolonization #Repatriation #PublicMemory
🔗 hyperallergic.com/1051113/the-...

Trump is wrong about the Smithsonian A response to Anthony J. Constantini’s critique of the Smithsonian

Just published in The Polis: why Trump’s take on the Smithsonian misses the point. Patriotism is telling the full record—achievements and injustices—with rigor and receipts. Read: medium.com/the-polis/tr... #Smithsonian #HistoryMatters #PublicMemory #Museums

The Smithsonian Hit Job - When Fascists Fear History Books Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian is a war on memory itself - history terrifies fascists because truth shatters their fragile lies.

Trump’s Smithsonian purge isn’t “patriotism” - it’s fascist playbook 101. When regimes rewrite museums, they erase truth to control democracy’s memory.

#Authoritarianism #DefendTruth #PublicMemory #MuseumPower #ResistCensorship #ThisWomanVotes

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🗿 Toppled during the George Floyd protests, the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike is being reinstalled in D.C. this fall—despite decades of opposition. Who decides what deserves to be honored in public spaces?
🔗 t.ly/IxDNf

#PublicMemory #DCPolitics

Resisting the Politics of Neglect: Why Local Journalism Matters More Than Ever When the courts look away and the headlines move on, local journalism becomes our last line of defense against forgotten harm and unaccountable power

When public harm is dismissed as policy and no one’s held accountable, local journalism is what stands between memory and erasure. This isn’t just about the news—it’s about what is remembered or forgotten when damage is done. #LocalNews #Democracy #PublicMemory #Accountability #JournalismMatters

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#vinyldeals #vinyl #nowspinning #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection

Speaker criticizes BLM and George Floyd memorial during public forum Speaker calls for removal of BLM representations and critiques George Floyd memorial.

A fiery debate erupted at the LA County Board meeting as a speaker condemned the Black Lives Matter memorials, igniting a community struggle over how history is remembered.

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#LosAngelesCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunityCohesion #LosAngelesCountyMemorials #PublicMemory

On Refugees

On Refugees: Polish Imaginaries and Practices

Artur Kula discusses the way themes of national belonging fit into Polish #PublicMemory and bear on current political discourse surrounding #immigration.

isrf.org/blog/on-refu...

On Refugees

On Refugees: Polish Imaginaries and Practices

Artur Kula discusses the way themes of national belonging fit into Polish #PublicMemory and bear on current political discourse surrounding #immigration.

isrf.org/blog/on-refu...

🧵 New publication “Memories of Labor: Landscapes of Deindustrialization and the Anthracite Coal Miners Memorial." 227-249 in Amending Our Pasts & Futures: Observing Media & Place as Means to Memory #publicmemory #environment #memorials #deindustrialization #politicaleconomy #Appalachia #coalindustry

thanks to @harryshearer.bsky.social for remembering the okla city bombing on this week’s #leshow #publicmemory #cas597SoundXrs

City Council discussions ignite debates on Robert E Lee statue and community dialogue Councillors urge open dialogue on Robert E Lee statue amid passionate community responses.

The heated City Council meeting in Charlottesville revealed deep divisions over the legacy of Robert E. Lee and sparked vital conversations about how we confront our history today.

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#CharlottesvilleAlbemarleCounty #VA #PublicMemory #CommunityDialogue #CharlottesvilleHistory

The 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution is going to be upon us.

Rather than think of what the president will do, think of what YOU will do.

How will you commemorate this event?
#publicmemory
#AmericanRevolution

Hello again. Public Memory joins us as Void Signal returns in a new year with a new logo, new theme, and new chapters.
Link in comments or anywhere podcasts exist.

#voidsignal #publicmemory

Episode here: tinyurl.com/y5ykcyn4 or anywhere podcasts dwell.