[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy

Any and all references to suppression of anybody is indeed a part of our history and thereby belongs in historical museums and history books. It’s a tragedy to see these things damaged or destroyed when the municipalities could have removed them and used them for educational purposes. Remember the Confederates lost and for good reason.

I've said the same things...for a long time.

Keep those monuments and statues (even though most of them were erected decades after the Civil War, to try and intimidate blacks) and put them in a location where every school can make field trips...and students can be told the truth of why they exist.