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Originally Posted by Byte1
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.
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Teaching the history, making the history available, are different tasks than glorifying the symbols of white supremacy and the defenders of slavery.