RT @BretDevereaux: Statues are back in the news; I suppose I ought say something about statues, because I’m a historian and people keep saying that statues are about ‘remembering history.’ Folks, statues are not about remembrance, they are about commemoration; not teaching, but moralizing. 1/22

Statues are back in the news; I suppose I ought say something about statues, because I'm a historian and people keep saying that statues are about 'remembering history.'

Folks, statues are not about remembrance, they are about commemoration; not teaching, but moralizing. 1/22

— Bret Devereaux (@BretDevereaux) June 13, 2020