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:
You can remove the statue, you can try to erase history you don’t like over the objections of the majority, but the facts and the truth won’t change.
This is b******t.
That’s bs
This makes me furious. Re-writing history. It’s just like the Taliban ruining all the artifacts in Afghanistan, Iraq because it doesn’t fit their current idea of theology! Insane! I can’t believe Americans are doing this. History: It is what it is. What would happen if someone tried to obliterate the fact that at one time in our history we had slavery? You KNOW what would happen
This is wrong. Leave history where it stands.
Only one moment needs to be removed it is called a Liberty moument where white supremacists shot four black officers…This is a fight for the era! But people have to pay for the removal… Mitch Landriue Should have an answer. Right!
Different time. Amazing who no one talks about the White people who Voted to free the slaves..fought for it…and passed the Right to Vote for African Americans…those people were white too.
The people of Virginia should remove the liberal politicians who are destroying their history!! Shameful!!
THIS IS WRONG YOU CAN NOT CHANGE HISTORY. LEAVE IT BE,
I do not think it should be removed. You can’t deny history