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Confederate Monuments and Historical Interpretations
By Al Brophy, Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina On 5/9/17 at 2:44 PM
The Confederate monuments being pulled down in New Orleans have generated lots of controversy. The only people against taking them down seem to be unreconstructed supporters of the Confederacy, who appear on the verge of violence – such as a man who showed up with an AK-47 and a glock.
In fact, the case for their removal is compelling. No one who cares about racial equality wants to walk in the literal shadow of Confederate war heroes. Nor do they want to see monuments to post-Civil War violence designed to shore up ****. There is good reason to take down celebrations of the bad old days. The case is made more compelling because only one segment of the population had a say in putting them up in the first place.
More: http://www.newsweek.com/confederate-monuments-and-historical-interpretations-606243
By Al Brophy, Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina On 5/9/17 at 2:44 PM
The Confederate monuments being pulled down in New Orleans have generated lots of controversy. The only people against taking them down seem to be unreconstructed supporters of the Confederacy, who appear on the verge of violence – such as a man who showed up with an AK-47 and a glock.
In fact, the case for their removal is compelling. No one who cares about racial equality wants to walk in the literal shadow of Confederate war heroes. Nor do they want to see monuments to post-Civil War violence designed to shore up ****. There is good reason to take down celebrations of the bad old days. The case is made more compelling because only one segment of the population had a say in putting them up in the first place.
More: http://www.newsweek.com/confederate-monuments-and-historical-interpretations-606243
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