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What the Smithsonian should be asking for
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Quasimodo

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http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/08/what_should_be_next_to_trayvon_martins_hoodie_in_the_smithsonian.html

August 4, 2013
What should be next to Trayvon Martin's hoodie in the Smithsonian?
Thomas Lifson


I have a suggestion. How about an exhibit on Tawana Brawley? If the purpose of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian is to remember racial controversies, as the proposed Trayvon exhibit seems to confirm, then how about an honest look at the phenomenon of hate crime hoaxes? Particular attention should be paid to the role of the media in both the Trayvon and Tawana materials. Unquestionably, the media stirred up racial animus, and these incidents both contributed to raising racial tensions.

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The Smithsonian is funded by all taxpayers for all Americans. The new Museum of African American History and Culture must serve all Americans and be devoted to the truth, not to special interest advocacy
. We should pay close attention to the way the Museum decides to display the famous hoodie, and demand that it present the truth about the controversy, including the many systematic media distortions, and the role of the Justice Department in ginning up protests.


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then how about an honest look at the phenomenon of hate crime hoaxes? Particular attention should be paid to the role of the media


How about an exhibition on another case, from 2006?


That one has been called "Scottsboro II".
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The new Museum of African American History and Culture must serve all Americans and be devoted to the truth, not to special interest advocacy.


Surely "Scottsboro II" has a place there?

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The way a great university preserves history:

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Mangum's icky panties, one white shoe, an empty Flexeril bottle, the magic towel, the DPD dry erase board, and an endless video loop of highlights from Nifong's disbarment hearing...especially Himan quoting Nifong's statement "We're f*cked!"
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Aug 5 2013, 02:29 PM
Mangum's icky panties, one white shoe, an empty Flexeril bottle, the magic towel, the DPD dry erase board, and an endless video loop of highlights from Nifong's disbarment hearing...especially Himan quoting Nifong's statement "We're f*cked!"
and Brodhead's invisible backbone.
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http://weaselzippers.us/2013/08/05/i-hate-fast-food-jobs/

look at the pic and tell me this is not nifong???
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btw, where are the Duke library, the Durham public library, and the NCCU library (where Mangum was a student)?

Here is the perfect opportunity to collect an oral history of the most famous case in Durham's history (or Duke's history; or NCCU's history).

"Let's just all forget about it, shall we?"

Is that the way true historians treat significant events?

Or aren't there any real historians, dedicated to their craft, anywhere in that zip code?


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