Remembering TR...Accurately Reviewing History

"The equestrian statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the entrance of the American Museum of Natural History is another target of our national Cultural Revolution. The monument features Roosevelt on horseback, with a Native American on one side and an African on the other, both on foot. According to James Earle Fraser, the sculptor, the two figures at Roosevelt’s side “are guides symbolizing the continents of Africa and America, and … stand for Roosevelt’s friendliness to all races.” According to John Russell Pope, the Museum architect, the three figures together comprise “a heroic group.”...


Read more of the history of TR which is extremely well documented due his prolific writing.



Not only did TR invite Booker T. Washington as a guest of honor to the Whitehouse, he advocated for women's suffrage. 

The great-grandson is misguided...the statue is not paternalistic. The statue honors TR as inclusive. 












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  1. shJuly 14, 2020 at 8:37 AM

    Cancel Culture Petition

    "Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality and inclusion across our society, not least in higher education, journalism, philanthropy, and the arts. But this needed reckoning has also intensified a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate and toleration of differences in favor of ideological conformity. As we applaud the first development, we also raise our voices against the second. The forces of illiberalism are gaining strength throughout the world and have a powerful ally in Donald Trump, who represents a real threat to democracy. But resistance must not be allowed to harden into its own brand of dogma or coercion—which right-wing demagogues are already exploiting. The democratic inclusion we want can be achieved only if we speak out against the intolerant climate that has set in on all sides."

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  2. shMarch 11, 2021 at 1:28 PM

    History...they knew the risks....

    Shocking Dinner with Washington and TR

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