On Confederates and Their Monuments

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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.

73 Confederate monuments were removed or renamed last year, report finds

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.

Kevin Seefried, a Jan. 6 rioter walking through the U.S. Capitol with a Confederate flag, an historic first. Saul Loeb? AP via Getty Images.