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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 385R: Toppling Monuments (repodcast)

It's been 4 years since the Francis Scott Key, Junipero Serra, and Ulysses S. Grant statues in Golden Gate Park were toppled. Revisit our podcast episode from June 2020 where Woody, David, and Nicole discuss the context in which the statues were put in the first place, and the history of the 3 subjects, and their unplanned removal.
by Woody LaBounty, David Gallagher, & Nicole Meldahl - Jun 28, 2024

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 385R: Toppling Monuments (repodcast) Outside Lands Podcast Episode 385R: Toppling Monuments (repodcast)

(above) Golden Gate Park, circa 1945

Statue of Father Serra, Music Concourse


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