Jul 2, 2020
9 min read
Mount Rushmore’s Uneasy Connections to the KKK and Confederate Statues
The sculptor perfected his concepts by working for white supremacists in the Lost Cause monument movement
You can add Mount Rushmore to the list of memorials that wouldn’t exist if it hadn’t been for the relentless United Daughters of the Confederacy — the group that spearheaded the erection of thousands of Confederate monuments.
