Stone memorializing Charles Lindbergh
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Lindbergh, Charles
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Stone memorializing Charles Lindbergh
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The “Walk of Fame” was created in 1929 by then-president Hamilton Holt to honor significant historical figures. The memorial is located in the center of campus around Mills Lawn.
Charles Lindbergh was an U.S. aviator, author, and outspoken social activist. Lindbergh’s most famous feat was his flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 which marked the first trans-Atlantic flight. He also received intense publicity after his son was kidnapped and murdered in 1935.
Lindbergh opposed America's entrance into World War II, as he believed in German superiority and that they would triumph in the conflict. In 1941, Lindbergh toured the United States on behalf of the America First Committee, arguing that the United States should avoid participation in World War II.
This belief was grounded in Lindbergh's racism. He thought that the "White race" were superior and alone could advance Western Civilization. He was a eugenicist who did not call for sterilization of those he deemed inferior. However, he did support the disenfranchisement of African Americans and a curb on Jewish immigration.
The stone was part of the foundation of Lindbergh’s birthplace. It was installed with the original walk in 1929.
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Stone rectangular block measuring 1' 3 1/8" x 10 3/4"
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LINDBER[GH]
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Stella Weston and Hamilton Holt
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1929
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Rollins College
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“Charles Lindbergh in Walk of Fame List of Names Thru. Oct. 1948,” Walk of Fame, Department of College Archives and Special Collections, Olin Library, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida.
Zhang, Wenxian, David Smith, and Patricia Strout. Walk of Fame: A Rollins Legacy. Olin Library, 2004.
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