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Erasing History Makes Us More Likely To Repeat Its Mistakes
The Confederacy’s destructive purpose does not mean that we should snuff out all of its memorialization now.
By Joshua Claybourn
February 20, 2017
The city council of Charlottesville, Virginia, voted earlier this month 3-2 to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the city square after deeming it an offensive symbol of ****.
The council considered two options: relocate the statue someplace less prominent, or provide historical context to the monument and use it as a forum for discussion. They opted for the former. A statue of Stonewall Jackson will be allowed to stay, for now.
More: http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/20/erasing-history-makes-us-likely-repeat-mistakes/
The Confederacy’s destructive purpose does not mean that we should snuff out all of its memorialization now.
By Joshua Claybourn
February 20, 2017
The city council of Charlottesville, Virginia, voted earlier this month 3-2 to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the city square after deeming it an offensive symbol of ****.
The council considered two options: relocate the statue someplace less prominent, or provide historical context to the monument and use it as a forum for discussion. They opted for the former. A statue of Stonewall Jackson will be allowed to stay, for now.
More: http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/20/erasing-history-makes-us-likely-repeat-mistakes/