Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/america-s-history-interior-department-tries-to-better-tell-history-of-all-americans-8649.html Government Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0600 Just roughly 3 percent of America's historic landmarks document the history of women, African-Americans and Native Americans. But an effort is underway as part of the Obama administration to broaden that historical reach, and include more locations important to Americans from diverse backgrounds. Government Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:22:59 -0600 (This comment disappeared after several days. If I have broken some posting rule, I apologize, and I ask you to please tell me via SaveFortMonroe@gmail.com. Thanks.) In fact only parts of Fort Monroe were preserved. The president and Secretary Salazar were either snookered by, or sold out to, the back-room Big Money people who always wanted to overdevelop that national treasure -- ironically, in ways that will make _less_ money for the local region. See the map at http://www.dailypress.com/news/hampton/gxmonroe.eps-20111031,0,3929799.graphic ALSO: What happened at Fort Monroe in the Civil War absolutely was initiated by African Americans, true enough, but it was the greatest moment in American history, not just African American history -- and it is praise for African Americans to say so. For more, see this article and its online comments at an online magazine of the Washington Post: http://www.theroot.com/blogs/fort-monroe-and-designated-national-monument/mixed-reactions-fort-monroe-monument Thanks. Steven T. Corneliussen, SaveFortMonroe@gmail.com PRI: Public Radio International