And half of it is missing. Plus, the "Southern Underground Railroad;" the future of green transportation
| | Monday, June 19, 2023 | | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY THE SMITHSONIAN
| | This simple dishtowel silenced America’s bloodiest war.
The South’s “surrender flag” (above) ought to represent the moment when the nation became one again, when rights were extended to all. Instead, the dishrag represents unfulfilled commitments—and a rejection of the notion of surrender.
You see, half of it is gone. | | | |
| PAINTING BY JEAN LEON GEROME FERRIS, VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY / BRIDGEMAN IMAGES | | You win: Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union general Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 in this painting, titled “Let Us Have Peace” by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. On this as in every other Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of the war, peace is elusive. Read more. | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY MACKENZIE CALLE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY LUJÁN AGUSTI | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN GREIM, LIGHTROCKET/GETTY IMAGES | | What happened to Rascal? Trembling and unable to lift his tail, the dolphin at SeaWorld in Orlando was struggling to swim. Nearly a third of his body was covered in both superficial scrapes and deeper cuts—injuries he’d sustained from other Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in his pool. He was not separated from his group until an inspection occurred, according to USDA records. (Above, a dolphin—not Rascal—performs at SeaWorld.) | | | |
Today’s soundtrack: Electric Feel, MGMT
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