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UNUM Short: The Mythology of Monuments

Season 2022 Episode 5 | 5m 59s

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.

Aired: 12/05/22
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