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Paul Pepper: Ken Midkiff, "The Surprising History of Sierra Club Founder John Muir"

KBIA | By Paul Pepper

Published September 4, 2020 at 8:50 AM CDT

There's a movement happening this year in which monuments to controversial figures are being removed or suppressed at the request of those it offends. Local columnist/activist/environmentalist KEN MIDKIFF tells us about another one that you may not know about: Sierra Club founder John Muir, who was a "absolute racist." September 4, 2020

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