Serra ’ s legacy lives through the trauma of Native survivors while Mason ’ s activism and entrepreneurship continue to contribute to the welfare of thousands of Angelenos through F . A . M . E . Church . Serra ’ s memory as a founder seems institutionalized , protected , immortalized through authority and tradition . Mason ’ s memorial , on the other hand , due to its unconventional placement seems to be preserved by the resistance of a community living with the legacy of her contributions . Installed in 1989 , almost a century after her death , the memorial reclaims a sliver of lost land in the middle of the historic site .
As access to new museum exhibitions normalizes towards the end of the pandemic , it is our responsibility to remember the unprecedented historical dialogue that took place in 2020 . Historical dialogue fueled by grass-roots organizations confronting institutions and uprooting systems and icons entrenched by landmarks over many generations . We have the responsibility to engage with existing memorials from the perspectives and grievances of today , educating ourselves on the societal forces that tear us down and also those that have built us up .
Context
https :// www . theguardian . com / us-news / 2020 / jun / 10 / columbus-king-leopold-ii-statues-could-be-next-tofall-black-lives-matter-protests
https :// www . bbc . com / culture / article / 20200612-black-lives-matter-protests-why-are-statues-so-powerful
https :// europeanmemories . net / magazine / perseverance-and-place-a-review-of-the-national-museum-ofafrican-american-history-and-culture /
https :// www . theguardian . com / world / 2020 / jul / 15 / edward-colston-statue-replaced-by-sculpture-of-blacklives-matter-protester
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