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America's history: Interior department tries to better tell history of all Americans
Published 27 February, 2012 01:30:00 The Takeaway
Just roughly 3 percent of America's historic landmarks document the history of women, African-Americans and Native Americans. But an effort is underway as part of the Obama administration to broaden that historical reach, and include more locations important to Americans from diverse backgrounds.
There are thousands of national landmarks in the United States. But less than 3 percent of them are dedicated to members of minority groups, such as Latinos and women.
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior and a former U.S. Senator from Colorado, believes more monuments should be created to honor the nation's diversity of heroes. He said the Interior Department is and can be instrumental in being the custodian of America's history.
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"Our mission, in essence, is to be the custodian of America's natural resources and also to be the custodian of America's history," Salazar said. "It's in being the custodian of America's history that we do things like the celebration of the Civil War and the maintenance of forts in many places that are significant."
More:[link: http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/america-s-history-interior-department-tries-to-better-tell-history-of-all-americans-8649.html|Public Radio International Link]
Just roughly 3 percent of America's historic landmarks document the history of women, African-Americans and Native Americans. But an effort is underway as part of the Obama administration to broaden that historical reach, and include more locations important to Americans from diverse backgrounds.
There are thousands of national landmarks in the United States. But less than 3 percent of them are dedicated to members of minority groups, such as Latinos and women.
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior and a former U.S. Senator from Colorado, believes more monuments should be created to honor the nation's diversity of heroes. He said the Interior Department is and can be instrumental in being the custodian of America's history.
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"Our mission, in essence, is to be the custodian of America's natural resources and also to be the custodian of America's history," Salazar said. "It's in being the custodian of America's history that we do things like the celebration of the Civil War and the maintenance of forts in many places that are significant."
More:[link: http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/america-s-history-interior-department-tries-to-better-tell-history-of-all-americans-8649.html|Public Radio International Link]
Audio at link. I support this effort 100% and think it's worth funding even in these hard times. Once you let sites decay/be vandalized rolling that back is very difficult, and may likely never be the same. We have a duty to preserve the history of all people's of this country.