Why is right-wing media suddenly so worried that "Monticello is going woke"?
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Why is right-wing media suddenly so worried that "Monticello is going woke"?

Salon  

This past week, right-wing politicians and commentators are rallying around cries that "Monticello is going woke." On Monday, Jeffery Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute, a right-wing think tank, went on "Fox & Friends" to explain how he took a tour of Thomas Jefferson's historic resistance on July 4th to celebrate the independence of the country and pay his respects to the founding father. The two highlighted their outrage over a sign that asks visitors to think about whether Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is being lived up to in our country. Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy lashed out on Sunday because she said she was made to feel "ashamed" and "guilty" after visiting Jefferson's former home and finding "anti-racism" books for sale in the gift shop. The Fox News pile-on comes only a month after The Heritage Foundation attacked James Madison's estate in Montpelier, Virginia for having a "woke takeover."

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