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The Mellon Foundation’s Assault on American History

The Mellon Foundation aims to reinterpret American history by collaborating with Monument Lab to address gaps in the representation of diverse groups among honored individuals in monuments.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has committed $15 million to establish an institute for the advanced study of race and social justice at Rutgers, focusing on diversity in monuments.
The Mellon Foundation has pledged $500 million to transform the nation’s commemorative landscape to ensure more complete and accurate representation of collective histories.
The National Monument Audit revealed that current American monuments predominantly reflect white and male figures, indicating a need for re-evaluation of historical representation.

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‘Mr. Mellon Is Turning in His Grave’: The Mellon Foundation Is Reinterpreting American History and Monuments — Minding The Campus

The racial and gender ideologues who infiltrated and, at times, overtook American university life in the second and third decades of this century are rightly being criticized for distracting our institutions from their core mission of advancing knowledge. As a result, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) is now in full retreat. But the Andrew W. […] The post ‘Mr. Mellon Is Turning in His Grave’: The Mellon Foundation Is Reinterpreting Americ…

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The Mellon Foundation’s Assault on American History

Culture The Mellon Foundation’s Assault on American History The organization bankrolls the deconstruction of our heroes and founding principles. Credit: Jorge Salcedo In early February, President Trump announced plans to create a “National Garden of American Heroes” featuring statues of 250 of the “greatest Americans who ever lived.” While this initiative is new, the project of commemorating great Americans has long been a fraught one. For some…

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