Episode 89: family history
“On days like Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July, the United States of America celebrates its history. But a majority of our citizens celebrate in ignorance. As a nation, [we] do not share a common memory, and therefore struggle to have true community.”
As we approach this holiday weekend, Laura looks to Independent presidential candidate Mark Charles to help us celebrate without ignoring our country's complicated family history.
Show notes:
Map our your own Genogram.
Interview about the book Unsettling Truths
Read Mark Charles’s story, “The Dilemma of the Fourth of July.”
Watch this documentary about the Doctrine of Discovery.
Watch the Upstander Project's film, Dawnland.
