Looking for cool conversations without the conspiracy theories? Acclaimed historian and cultural commentator Dr. Jason Herbert talks to everyone about everything. A reckoning is coming.
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Episode 1: The Cowardice of the US National Archives
News broke recently that the National Archives Museum is whitewashing its exhibits in order to pander to white Conservatives, removing references to Martin Luther King, Jr., Dolores Huerta, Native Americans, Japanese Internment, union organizers, birth control, and more. In this first episode, I question what we are doing this for.
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