All discussion I have seen thus far has been about the removal of the statues and memorials, not defacing or destruction. This isn’t rewriting history, or even obliterating one view. Instead this is shifting the emphasis, and acknowledging the lives and feelings of those whom these attitudes have maligned. Yes the Confederacy and slavery are part of American history, but not a dignified part. It is time to admit that slavery was reprehensible and to stop commending those fought to retain it.

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