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:
Exactly right. They are doomed to repeat it.
Why is it that a small handful of people vote on this when you can just put it on the next local voting ballet and have everyone have a say in the matter.
Stop idiots this is part of our history
Very bad
Why deface history with the removal of these iconic statues.
A sign of the times we are screwed.
THIS IS GOING TO P**S OFF ALOT OF SOUTHERNERS SO LEAVE IT ALONE
This$#%&!@*needs to stop. If people today are traumatized by statues from events if over 100 years ago then tbey need a psychiatrist…period
Quit removing our historical statues, buildings, or whatever they deem triggers them. Enough!
Great man
The ISIS destruction of the ancient Buddhist Statues (3000 yrs old) and this….from the ‘revisionists’ says it all!
“If you don’t agree or like your history and dealing with facts……bury it, burn it, deny it…..be a REAL LIBTARD and brag about your Maxine Watters an Hillary autographs.