International Day for Monuments discussion with Former Senator Myron Jackson about the bust of King Christian the IX being removed from the Emancipation Gardens public space as a result of public outcry.
The measure appropriates $20,000 from the St. Thomas Capital Improvement Fund to cover the cost of removing and replacing the sculpture. Additionally, the program promotes new discourses, alternative and nuanced approaches to established historical narratives, and promotes inclusive and diverse points of view.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities
- Caribbean History
- Civics
- Cultural Geography
- Education
- English Language Arts
- History
- Political Science
- Social Emotional Learning
- Social Science
- Speaking and Listening
- Virgin Islands History
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Lecture
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education
- Date Added:
- 08/11/2021