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The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.

The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.

Historical markers dot the American landscape. They are on the sides of roads, in parks, rest areas, in the middle of nowhere. They purport to offer a glimpse into the past, marking a moment or place of significance worth remembering. But a year-long investigation by NPR's Laura Sullivan found these makers present a fractured and confused telling of the American story. Some share humor and joy but many present a version of history that's been distorted or outright fictionalized with offensive lies.

One day in October 2021, Michael Morrison finished a 10-hour work shift in Trussville. He got in a car with a cousin to go back to Miles College in Fairfield, where he was a student. His cousin made a stop an apartment complex in Hoover. As Morrison remembers, his cousin returned with marijuana. They drove […] The post Pretrial diversion programs are effective. And expensive for participants. appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

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