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Thomas Jefferson Statue at the University of Missouri
News in Local Media, 2015 to Present
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Thomas Jefferson Statue at the University of Missouri
Primary sources, scholarship, news reporting, and views from the MU community regarding Thomas Jefferson and the Jefferson statue on Francis Quadrangle
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2021
Cherry, Cheri Eichholz. "
Missourian
Wins 51 Missouri Press Association Awards."
Columbia Missourian,
26 September 2021.
Hoff, Eli. "A Task Force Recommended 'Contextualizing' MU's Jefferson Statue with a Sign. The Board of Curators Voted Otherwise."
The Column
, 24 June 2021.
McKinney, Roger. "University of Missouri System Curators Say No Context Needed for Thomas Jefferson Statue; Vote Down Legacy Walk."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 24 June 2021.
Prasad, Namratha. "Board of Curators Votes Down Thomas Jefferson Contextualization Task Force Recommendation."
The Maneater
, 24 June 2021.
Southey, Stephanie, and Lee Russell. "Curators Vote Against Adding Educational Sign Next to Jefferson Statue."
KOMU 8 News
, 24 June 2021.
Watson, Anna, and Shulei Jiang. "Curators Vote Down Adding Contextualization to MU Thomas Jefferson Statue."
Columbia Missourian
, 24 June 2021.
McKinney, Roger. "University of Missouri System Curators May Vote to Abandon Idea of Contextualizing Thomas Jefferson Statue."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 23 June 2021.
Mazur, Joy. "From Thomas Jefferson to Twitter: Moments That Defined MU This Year."
The Maneater
, 9 May 2021.
Stephens, Madison. "MU Will Take Steps to Identify Students Protesting About Changes to Social Justice Centers."
Columbia Missourian
, 29 April 2021.
Bacharier, Galen, and Ciara McCaskill. "MU's Social Justice Coordinators Will Be Out in Department Shakeup; Students Protest."
Columbia Missourian
, 19 April 2021
Kenny, Makenzie. "MU Task Force Member Emphasizes Community Impact of Jefferson Statue Contextualization."
KOMU 8 News
, 8 February 2021.
Bacharier, Galen. "MU Jefferson Statue Committee Recommends Commemorative Sign in Report."
Columbia Missourian
, 6 February 2021.
McKinney, Roger. "Here's What the Thomas Jefferson Statue Task Force Recommends."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 5 February 2021.
2020
McKenzie, Janae. "An Actor, Scholars and MU Reckon with Thomas Jefferson's Legacy."
Columbia Missourian
, 10 December 2020.
Hoff, Eli. "‘Non-negotiable’: Jefferson Statue to Stay, Not Part of Contextualization Task Force Recommendation."
The Maneater
, 17 November 2020.
Hoff, Eli. "16-Person Task Force Examining Future of Jefferson Statue."
The Maneater
, 12 November 2020.
Jamieson, Emmet. "Abolitionists @ Mizzou Protests MUPD and Thomas Jefferson Statue."
The Maneater
, 9 November 2020.
McKnight, Michael. "How the Missouri Football Protest Changed College Sports Forever."
Sports Illustrated
, 5 November 2020.
McKinney, Roger. "Student Protestors Receive Warnings for Disrupting MU Operations."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 30 October 2020.
Vargas, Alejandra. "MU TikTok Star Becomes Student Activist."
The Maneater
, 28 October 2020.
McKinney, Roger. "Choi Admits Mistake in Not Reading Tenure Recommendations."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 21 October 2020.
Lewis, Sydney. "History Repeats Itself: A Comprehensive View of Student Dissent at MU."
The Maneater
, 3 October 2020.
Ledonne, Isabella, and Alexander Trimis. "Protests Challenge MU's Stance on Racial Injustice, Jefferson Statue."
KOMU 8 News
, 2 October 2020.
Ossolinski, Mark. "Thomas Jefferson Statue Protesters Announce List of Demands at MU."
Columbia Missourian
, 2 October 2020.
Ragsdale, Matt. "MU Officials Receive Continued Call to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue; Friday Afternoon Protest."
ABC 17 News
, 2 October 2020.
Keller, Rudi, and Roger McKinney. "Protester Splashes Jefferson Statue on University of Missouri Campus."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 25 September 2020.
Pettigrew, Jashayla, and Pili Swanson. "'We Won't Die for Your Dollars': MU Students Protest for COVID-19 Safety."
Columbia Missourian
, 25 September 2020.
Kostolni, Bella. "Board of Curators Clarifies Powers Regarding Landmark Removal."
The Maneater
, 24 September 2020.
Manley, Emily. "MU Student Shocked After School Spends $20K to Protect Thomas Jefferson's Tombstone."
FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV
, 24 September 2020.
McKinney, Roger, and Rudi Keller. "University of Missouri Curators Made Call on Jefferson Statue."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 24 September 2020.
Andurkar, Riddhi. "MU Purchases $20,000 Casing for Thomas Jefferson Tombstone."
Columbia Missourian
, 20 September 2020.
Caile, Lucy, and Cory Johnson. "MU Adds Casing to Protect Thomas Jefferson Tombstone."
KOMU 8 News
, 20 September 2020.
Keller, Rudi. "University of Missouri Puts Acrylic Case Around Jefferson Headstone."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 20 September 2020.
Stafford, Margaret. "Washburn University Removed Jefferson, Franklin Statues."
Associated Press
, 27 August 2020.
Hennessey, Joseph. "Founding Fathers Statues Removed at Washburn."
WIBW 13 News
, 25 August 2020.
Bacharier, Galen. "MU Faculty Question Choi on Decisions and Dissent."
Columbia Missourian
, 23 July 2020.
Russell, Ian. "MU Faculty Council Questions UM System President."
KOMU 8 News
, 23 July 2020.
Keller, Rudi. "Choi Criticizes Journalists for Tweets About Jefferson Statue Issue."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 18 July 2020.
Keller, Rudi. "Mun Choi Tells University Leaders to Back His Decisions."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 17 July 2020.
Bacharier, Galen. "MU Leaders Defend Inclusion and Diversity Efforts in Virtual Panel."
Columbia Missourian
, 16 July 2020.
Ervin, Keona, Walter Johnson, Sowande' Mustakeem, Ayanna Poole, and Payton Head. "Missouri's Racial History and Monuments."
The Check-In
, hosted by Janet Saidi, KBIA, 26 June 2020.
Bacharier, Galen. "MU Faculty Council Opposes Job Outsourcing, Discusses Fall Plans, Jefferson Statue."
Columbia Missourian
, 25 June 2020.
McKinney, Roger. "Faculty, Staff Ask MU to Remove Jefferson Statue."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 25 June 2020.
KOMU 8 Digital Staff. "Faculty Group Calls for Removal of Jefferson Statue."
KOMU 8
, 24 June 2020.
Bacharier, Galen. "Final Decision on MU Jefferson Statue Not Stopping Protests."
Columbia Missourian
, 23 June 2020.
Fortino, Jodi. "In Missouri, a Statue Debate Rages Even as Some Confederate Monuments Come Down."
KCUR 89.3 FM
, 22 June 2020.
Bacharier, Galen. "The Fight About Jefferson: MU Refuses to Remove Statue Despite Student Pressure."
Columbia Missourian
, 12 June 2020.
Lambson, Steve. "MU Will Not Remove Statue of Thomas Jefferson From Francis Quadrangle."
KOMU 8
, 12 June 2020.
McKinney, Roger. "University of Missouri Won't Remove Jefferson Statue."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 12 June 2020.
McKinney, Roger. "Petitioners Seeking Removal of Jefferson Statue at University of Missouri to Meet With Choi."
Columbia Daily Tribune
, 10 June 2020.
Russell, Ian. "Petition to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue on MU Quad Gaining Traction."
KOMU 8
, 4 June 2020.
2016
Ealy, Kiara. "Celebration of Thomas Jefferson Stirs Mixed Emotions."
KOMU 8
, 13 April 2016.
Landis, Ben. "MU's Thomas Jefferson Statue Is in Need of Context."
Vox Magazine
, 5 April 2016.
Oide, Thomas. "Debate Surrounding Thomas Jefferson Statue Continues."
The Maneater
, 5 April 2016.
Plaster, Madison. "Lawyer and Social Activist Bryan Stevenson Talks Capital Punishment, Child Conviction and Race Relations."
The Maneater
, 24 March 2016.
2015
Oide, Thomas. "Discussion Surrounding Jefferson Statue a Plus for People Petitioning."
The Maneater
, 28 October 2015.
McClain, Madeline, and Ruth Serven. "MU Students Petition in Support of Jefferson Statue and Legacy on Campus."
Columbia Missourian
, 20 October 2015.
Oide, Thomas. "SSCA Creates Community, Change."
The Maneater
. 20 October 2015.
Iftekhar, Anadil. "Thomas Jefferson's Original Epitaph Rededicated at MU."
Columbia Missourian
, 9 October 2015.
Guthrie, Claudia. "Students Protest Thomas Jefferson Statue, Call for Its Removal."
Columbia Missourian
, 7 October 2015.
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