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Long before the monument "debate", I often lamented over the lack of monuments or memorials to my favorite general, James Longstreet. Perhaps this opinion piece by Steven A. Holmes provides the best answer.
"At a time of debate over the removal of Confederate monuments and amid charges that some protestors want to "erase history," Longstreet's near-expungement raises questions about whose history is being scrubbed away and why that history was created in the first place. It underscores that history -- and particularly the history of the Civil War -- is not simply an objective chronicling of facts. It is often shaped by people to promote particular political agendas and ideologies.
Despite his distinguished war record, Longstreet's absence from the pantheon of Confederate heroes was no accident. It was the result of a deliberate campaign by Southerners to punish him for his actions following the war."
Read the entire commentary at http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/opini...-general-longstreet-opinion-holmes/index.html
"At a time of debate over the removal of Confederate monuments and amid charges that some protestors want to "erase history," Longstreet's near-expungement raises questions about whose history is being scrubbed away and why that history was created in the first place. It underscores that history -- and particularly the history of the Civil War -- is not simply an objective chronicling of facts. It is often shaped by people to promote particular political agendas and ideologies.
Despite his distinguished war record, Longstreet's absence from the pantheon of Confederate heroes was no accident. It was the result of a deliberate campaign by Southerners to punish him for his actions following the war."
Read the entire commentary at http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/opini...-general-longstreet-opinion-holmes/index.html
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