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Old 09-18-2021, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Byte1 View Post
And yet, the reminders MUST be removed. Out of sight, out of mind. "Whitewash" history? Or, how about blacked out as if it never happened?
Like I have said before, those soldiers were NOT fighting to preserve slavery. They were fighting for their homes. Very few soldiers ever owned slaves.
Teaching the history, making the history available, are different tasks than glorifying the symbols of white supremacy and the defenders of slavery.