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Free-ish? | 6.20.21

A banner in progress in advance of Juneteenth at Hollow Spirits Distillery in Albuquerque.

One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, putting an end to slavery in the United States. News traveled slowly in those days—no social media to spread the word. But this executive order took an especially long time to get to all corners of the country: two-and-a-half years, in fact.…

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No Resolution to Monument Removal, Destruction

"CRIME SCENE" tape covers mounments.

June 18, 2021 – The Line panelists look at what progress – if any – has been made by city leaders in Santa Fe and Albuquerque after protests of colonialist statues and monuments last summer. The eyesore left behind by the toppled obelisk in the Santa Fe Plaza is a reminder that a path forward has not yet opened. And in Albuquerque, the fate of the Oñate…

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