University of Minnesota, 1906
Yesterday I had to drive Robin to
work after she left her car at the shop—
so I walked around campus, and somewhere
near Pillsbury Hall I glimpsed a tall bronze
work after she left her car at the shop—
so I walked around campus, and somewhere
near Pillsbury Hall I glimpsed a tall bronze
soldier (rifle, bullet-belt, broad-brim hat)—
tribute to the UM students who fought
to take Spain’s empire away and make it
ours. The Philippine conquest was a hard
tribute to the UM students who fought
to take Spain’s empire away and make it
ours. The Philippine conquest was a hard
slog—all those buffalo soldiers; countless
thousands of Asian dead. We’ve kept up that
practice to this day—sending African-
American boys to the war zones—gun-
thousands of Asian dead. We’ve kept up that
practice to this day—sending African-
American boys to the war zones—gun-
fodder, eyes to see our atrocities,
voices the rest of us need never hear.
voices the rest of us need never hear.
