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History and Statues: An Embattled Legacy

Confederate statues are not the arbiters of history

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Conor J. Kelly
Jun 04, 2020
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Confederate statues are not the arbiters of history

Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, VA.

On Thursday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the infamous statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, would be removed. The statue has become a target for many civil rights activists and historians for removal, with some such as Delegate Jay Jones referred to th…

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