The Confederacy has long been a controversial topic in the United States. While the state has long been associated with racism and slavery, many modern southerners view the Confederacy as an important part of southern heritage.
Until recently, relics of the Confederate States of America have been allowed throughout the south for historical purposes, but in today’s politically correct climate, many of those monuments have been forcibly removed.
Last year, statues of Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, were removed from locals parks in Virgina. The contractor who removed the statues found his Lamborghini torched in response.
Now, more statues of the former general are coming down across the state — at huge cost.
Read about the latest Robert E. Lee statue to fall on the next page:
Bull!
You can’t change history by removing it from sight.
Wrong to do this.
It should not be removed it’s historical
If you want to remove this then remove black history month Martin Luther King jr day and so on
Ridiculous!
The Civil War is an important part of America’s history, and cannot, and should not, be erased.
Southerners are proud of their heritage, as their forefathers fought in that war!
This is causing more division in America! Hasn’t Obama done enough damage in that regard?
Those that forget their history are doomed to repeat it.
He was a great General and should be honored
Sounds like the muslim mantra. When they destroyed all the Monuments in Afganistan
Stop rewriting American history! It happened idiots. Move ON!