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Enzo Traverso

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bringing down statues doesn’t erase history it makes us see it more clearly

Bringing Down Statues Doesn’t Erase History, It Makes Us See It More Clearly

Statues epitomise a new dimension of struggle: the connection between rights and memory. They highlight the symbolic place given in the public space to oppressors.