On Confederates and Their Monuments
In a February 3, 2022 article, CNN reported that in 2021, “73 Confederate monuments were removed or renamed” in the United States, leaving 723 left.
The article was based on a report, “Whose Heritage,” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This report, according to the draft, goes toward “eradicating hate and white supremacy” in collaboration with activists nationwide.
https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/whose-heritage-report-third-edition.pdf
To those who rejoice at this long overdue historical reckoning, don’t break out the champagne yet. The lost cause (and the neo-lost cause animating the January 6 insurrection) is still percolating. It hasn’t survived over a century by its proponents being meek and mild or short on strategy. All over the America, the battle of the monuments rages on — -facts vs lies and who controls history rages undimmed.
