In South Africa, a parallel to the Confederate statues debate

In parallel with the recent debate over Confederate statues and other memorials in the U.S., South Africa has its own debate about memorials to the colonial and Apartheid eras. This 9-minute segment from PBS Newshour (broadcast November 10) presents multiple viewpoints, including efforts to relocate and replace older statues but also connect them with a broader set of memorials to the past.


Link: https://youtu.be/sGXmQrJ4GFg



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