Dear PoPville


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“Dear PoPville,

This is a long shot, I know. But I misplaced race medals from a few DC races that I’d love to replace for my collection. I am wondering if a community member has any of these race medals they aren’t sentimentally attached to and could part with. I’d be ok with a substitute year for any of these as well: (more…)


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“Dear PoPville,

New statue in Freedom Plaza.”

Reuters reported in March:

“A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an enslaver, that was taken ​down in Delaware in 2020 amid racial justice protests will ‌be displayed by President Donald Trump’s administration this year in Washington.

It will remain in place for up to six ​months in Freedom Plaza…” (more…)