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Why Should We Keep Confederate Statues. As people across the united states confront the nation’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism, monuments and memorials honoring the confederacy have become political flashpoints, with some demanding their removal as symbols of racial oppression and others warning of an attempt to “erase” history and heritage. What i fear is the hatred we see in real time in 2017 on social media and in. The statues are a painful reminder of past and present institutionalized racism in the united states. Legal scholar and historian puts the push to remove confederate statues in context the police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the. Taney’s bust was replaced with one of thurgood marshall. But in removing monuments, we not only eliminate memorials to the confederacy, but also erase the history of those who fought. In june 2021, the us house of representatives voted to remove all confederate statues and bust of roger b. The statues misrepresent history, and glorify people who perpetuated slavery, attempted secession from united states, and lost the civil war. Taney (the us supreme court chief justice who wrote the dred scott decision) from the us capitol’s statuary hall.

Taney’s bust was replaced with one of thurgood marshall. Taney (the us supreme court chief justice who wrote the dred scott decision) from the us capitol’s statuary hall. The statues misrepresent history, and glorify people who perpetuated slavery, attempted secession from united states, and lost the civil war. In june 2021, the us house of representatives voted to remove all confederate statues and bust of roger b. What i fear is the hatred we see in real time in 2017 on social media and in. But in removing monuments, we not only eliminate memorials to the confederacy, but also erase the history of those who fought. Legal scholar and historian puts the push to remove confederate statues in context the police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the. The statues are a painful reminder of past and present institutionalized racism in the united states. As people across the united states confront the nation’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism, monuments and memorials honoring the confederacy have become political flashpoints, with some demanding their removal as symbols of racial oppression and others warning of an attempt to “erase” history and heritage.

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Why Should We Keep Confederate Statues Taney’s bust was replaced with one of thurgood marshall. But in removing monuments, we not only eliminate memorials to the confederacy, but also erase the history of those who fought. Legal scholar and historian puts the push to remove confederate statues in context the police killing of george floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the. The statues are a painful reminder of past and present institutionalized racism in the united states. As people across the united states confront the nation’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism, monuments and memorials honoring the confederacy have become political flashpoints, with some demanding their removal as symbols of racial oppression and others warning of an attempt to “erase” history and heritage. Taney’s bust was replaced with one of thurgood marshall. In june 2021, the us house of representatives voted to remove all confederate statues and bust of roger b. Taney (the us supreme court chief justice who wrote the dred scott decision) from the us capitol’s statuary hall. What i fear is the hatred we see in real time in 2017 on social media and in. The statues misrepresent history, and glorify people who perpetuated slavery, attempted secession from united states, and lost the civil war.