memorial 
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/23/2020
Joseph Mccoy was Lynched by a Mob in 1897. At a Virtual Remembrance, Officials Vowed not to Forget.
The young man was taken from jail, beaten and shot before being hanged in front of a cheering crowd.
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SOURCE: New York Times
9/9/19
What Happens to Those Heartbreaking Tributes at the 9/11 Memorial
The expressions of mourning left behind at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum are cleared nightly and preserved.
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SOURCE: NYT
1-28-17
50 Years After Apollo Disaster, Memorial for 3 Men, and for Era
“It is important that Challenger and Columbia are remembered, and that Apollo 1 is remembered,” said the Kennedy Space Center director, Robert D. Cabana.
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SOURCE: NYT
7-11-15
NYT editorial weighs in on the long-running dispute over Ike’s memorial
by NYT Editorial
National consensus, not family members, should determine the fate of a memorial to a national hero.
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SOURCE: Politico
7-4-15
The Memorial Where Slavery Is Real
America has only one federally funded slave memorial—and it’s been falling apart.
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SOURCE: NYT
2-26-15
An Immodest Proposal Rankles a Capital Known for Modesty
A proposal to build an immense memorial in Ottawa to the global victims of Communism has prompted protests from architects, the mayor and the country’s chief justice.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
10-16-14
Memorial for black Revolutionary War soldiers finds spot on Mall after 30 years
Last month, Congress unanimously authorized a site for the memorial.
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SOURCE: NYT
9-2-14
Monument Seeks to End Silence on Killings of the Disabled by the Nazis
The victims of the direct medical killings by the Nazis were given their own memorial in the heart of Berlin.
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