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The Good
Actions that produced documented beneficial consequences, examined without ignoring their context or limitations.
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A FACT-BASED VISUAL HISTORY PROJECT
The Consequences of America™
American History: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Examining 300 consequential actions in American history—100 Good, 100 Bad, and 100 Ugly—and the documented consequences directly caused by those actions.
THE PROJECT
History examined through actions and consequences
The Consequences of America™ is an ongoing visual-art and public-education initiative created by Theodore Jones. Each entry identifies a specific historical action, explains its documented context, examines the direct consequences it produced, and presents original visual artwork with explanatory commentary and cited sources.
300 HISTORICAL ACTIONS
Three collections. One complete national story.
100
The Bad
Actions that caused harmful consequences, including failures, exclusions, inequities, and preventable damage.
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The Ugly
Actions whose direct consequences reflect grave injustice, brutality, exploitation, destruction, or profound abuse of power.
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Evidence before conclusion
Specific action: Each entry focuses on one documented American action or decision.
Direct causation: Only consequences directly caused by that action are included.
No forced categories: Good, Bad, or Ugly consequences are not invented merely to fill a template.
Historical support: Descriptions, consequences, and interpretations must be supported by reliable sources.
Visual interpretation: Each completed entry includes original artwork and explanatory commentary.
PUBLIC RESOURCES
More than an image collection
Digital Archive
Individual pages for historical actions and their documented consequences.
Books & Catalogs
Printed and digital publications presenting the project as a structured visual history.
Educational Materials
Resources for students, educators, libraries, museums, and community programs.
Artwork & Exhibitions
Original artwork, future downloads, print offerings, and public exhibitions.
SUPPORT THE PROJECT
Help bring 300 historically researched visual works to the public
Support helps fund historical research, source review, artwork development, writing, website production, publications, exhibitions, and educational access.
This fundraiser is currently organized by Theodore Jones while The Consequences of America™ seeks an appropriate 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. Contributions should not presently be considered tax-deductible charitable donations.
General inquiries: [email protected]
ABOUT THE CREATOR
Theodore Jones
The Consequences of America™ is conceived and developed by Theodore Jones as a long-term historical, visual-art, and educational project.