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:
Wrong!
What a fucking disgrace I’m sure he was a better person then the assholes trying to get rid of them
This shouldn’t be allowed to happen, they are erasing our history.
No,stop trying to undo history, good or bad.
Agree
In our days everything is controversial. therefore, I say that the statue say
Funny how congress long ago declared confederate civil war monuments are protected National monuments…..guess we need to change a lot of street names with initials MLK
Perspective people, personal perspective does not rule
These days with all the people putting their two cents into everything, the history of this country should be preserved for what it was and is. The flags of this country are part of our heritage and should be left alone. The statues that have been designated a place to be displayed should be left alone. If you’re not a patriotic person, fine. Just don’t try and remove those items that mean something to many of us. Some of you waste your time and energy on things that are beyond your control. Smarten up, live your lives and leave others alone.
That is part of the American history. Why cant they just leave it alone. Trying to wipe. America off the map