Confederate Defenders

Another issue with the statues are the actual subjects monumentalized. Notable people that are commemorated with having models of themselves publicly displayed are usually figures that the people of America are proud of, like Abraham Lincoln or Harriet Tubman. Confederate statues, however, are the exception; for they are monuments that represent the institutionalization of racism. “Our public spaces should not glorify historical policies of hatred and racism,” argues Kevin Kamenetz, executive and president of the Maryland Association of Counties (Eversley 2017). That single phrase perfectly sums up what people across the country are attempting to convey, and expresses the main issue that many have with these statues. No person who fought for the right to keep humans as property is deserving of modern honor.

Confederate statues depict anti-abolitionists as heroes and very honorable men, therefore they should be removed. These men who are depicted as heroes fought for the institution of slavery. These statues not only glorify anti-abolitionists but they remind people of the strong racism of the time. Many people fight for the removal of these statues for the sole reason that they “serve as constant reminders of institutional racism, segregation and

On the other Side of the argument, John Daniel Davidson author of “Why We Should Keep The Confederate Monuments Right Where They Are” and editor in chief of the online publication The Federalist, argues that Confederate statues such as General Jackson and Confederate war heroes should be kept where they are. In making this claim the author asserts that the public knows the history of the United States and should be able to conclude that these monuments don't represent what they would have represented during the Civil War. Rather, in present day American society they represent how the U.S. was able to make a dramatic change and turn away from slavery. Davidson begins his article with asserting, “They say we shouldn’t honor a bunch of racists

The removal of Confederate monuments has been a controversial topic over the past few years. Many want to tear them down, others want to keep them up and some want them to be moved to museums. Although controversial, many still do not know why exactly people want these statues to tear down or be kept up. After reading and analyzing both Michele Bogart’s and The Guardian’s view on Confederate statues, I would say that Michele Bogart’s “In Defense of ‘Racist’ Monuments” article was the most persuasive. Right off the bat, Michele Bogart starts off with how the rise of white nationalism is causing officials around the country to remove memorials of Confederate soldiers, military leaders, and symbols of “the Lost Cause”. Bogart clearly states that not all civic statues represent white supremacy or racism, but that they are “the culmination of complex social and artistic engagement at the community level” (Bogart). She further explains how eliminating these statues is not going to help solve the problem of racism in the United States. Her purpose in this essay is to persuade the reader that civic monuments should be kept up as pieces of art, not as “symbols of hate”.

Many people believe the Civil War was primarily about state rights which it is about slavery, There are still many arguments over the topic, those who oppose the statues say,” the monuments amounted to revisionist history, an effort to reassert white supremacy and give an aura of nobility and heroism to the long-lost secessionist cause”(Duggan). Many believe that the monuments are determital because they honor leaders of the confederacy, those who fought for slavery in the South. The monuments honor historical figures, who believed they were superior because their race. The statues are constantly being debated over, which explain why recounstion never really ended. At a protest, ”The statues of Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson — both military heroes of the Confederacy —

A recent hot-button subject in the media has been what to do with Confederate monuments in the South. After the removal of a statue honoring Robert E. Lee, a general in the Confederate Army considered by many to be a hero for the part he played in the American Civil War, a clear divide has formed over whether it was the right thing to do. Some agree with this choice, calling the statues remnants from a time of racial oppression in the United States. Others are outraged, considering it desecration of their proud history. Still others don't understand either side of the issue, and see it as a pointless feud. It is imperative to understand that to many people, these are more than just statues. Whether their impression is positive or negative, this issue goes beyond physical monuments.

Many people see on the tv or the news that people have been vandalizing statues of confederate soldiers well they don’t show the opposing side of the story.many people do actually not know the size of the opposing side, according to a Marist poll, 62 percent of Americans voted in favor keeping the Confederate statues, while only 27 percent  wanted to take them down.The statutes can show the meaning of courage and bravery to fight for what you believe in.William Stage explained the knowledge of, “acknowledging and even respecting the general principle of the courage and beliefs of all men at arms.” This explains that you can at least admire that they kept by their beliefs.Another perspective: we can see other ideas of slavery like mt. rushmore like george washington even supported the belief of slavery.Mr. Stewart published in a newspaper:

Before August 12, 2017 many Americans neither cared about nor thought about Confederate flags or monuments in their daily lives. On that day in Charlottesville, Va. was “… one of the bloodiest fights to date over the removal of Confederate monuments across the South.” (Stolberg) This tragic event brought light to a movement that was able to fly under the national radar until that fateful day in August, the removal of the Confederate flag and monuments. This paper will demonstrate the need to move the Confederate flag and Confederate monuments to museums where they can be displayed in the context of history instead of in the public square where they glorify traitors and insurrectionists as heroes. This will be done by providing a brief

This way of life may have been acceptable before and during the Civil War, but in today's society that way of life is not acceptable because times have changed. It is very clear that these statues do not stand for things that our country should believe anymore. Is this what we want people to think of when they think of America. We used to stand for these things ,but now we have changed and our monuments should change with us.

To start, Confederate monuments are an image of white supremacy and are a significant leader to violence in the 21st century. For example, just this past month, there was a riot and march in Charlottesville that only caused destruction. This topic goes back to the 1900s and that is why this incident was not a surprise. From the Ku Klux Klan to segregation, the Confederate monuments were a slippery slope to violence and brutality. The cruelty back in the 1950s led to monuments being put up as well as the “bodies of black men, women and children during a long rash of lynching” (Cox). This trouble that these monuments have caused have lead to the violence created in Charlottesville. Americans began to protest against them because they got fed up with it. The events that led to a death that weekend have only shown the “cause of white supremacy and the deadly violence that has accompanied it”

This article from The Clarion Ledger by Ryan Walters discusses the removal of the confederate statues across the southeast. This article discusses the push politicians Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are making for the removal of the state flag. The push has seen a drastic increase since the deadly shooting in South Carolina committed under the Confederate banner. With this article being posted on The Clarion Ledger it is attempting to bring awareness of the push for the removal of the flag by state

In the article “Confederate Statues Are About Maintaining White Supremacy” is about the people who support the removal of the Confederate statues. They believe that the monuments symbolize racial injustices that were made from the past and it also emphasizes how the confederate statues represent the economic and political power of the white elites with their use of racial identity. “The monument avenue is one example of the fiendishly covetous ways Southern politicians and profiteers used racial identity, urban development, and Confederate memory to cement their own economic and political power” (Julian Maxwell). In this phrase, the author tries to emphasize why the removal of the Confederate monuments should be considered by the government

To receive a statue in your name and have it placed in an area meant for recognition is an honor, this is given for the highest respect and privilege to those who impacted the society positively and fought for a change. The social and racial equality in America has progressed since the Civil War and the space for bigotry and acrimony for other ethnicities is limited, the society now embraces a broader meaning of diversity and equivalence with gender, sexuality, and ethnicity. In spite of that, a man who believed and fought for the entitlement of slaves was honored with a statue of his own, infamously named the Robert E. Lee statue. How can we let a representation of racial inequality and discrimination

The American Civil War was a clouded era where, by comparison to modern norms, judgement was ill evolved; during the American Civil War era, slavery was still acceptable in certain parts of the country. However, it was nevertheless a cultural turning point in the history of our nation. Our nation has not always been the cultural mixing pot it is now. To arrive to modernity, there are many factors that we ought to take into consideration so we can be knowledgeable about how we got to where we are today. In the past months, there have been events that have caused a big spark in the debate of Confederate monuments; such as the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where protesters and counter-protesters caused a riot, and a big part of their fight pertained to if specific Confederate monuments should be removed or be able to stay. Some argue that Confederate monuments should be removed due to the very apparent connections to slavery and racism and also that times are rapidly changing. However, I argue that Confederate monuments should be preserved, but the monuments should also be evolving with our ever-changing society, in order to be honest about our nation’s past even if those memorials are somber or difficult to talk about. If we were to keep Confederate monuments we should add placards where it talks about specific events that will help with maintaining the education and learning of the American Civil War.

Racism. The very word sparks outrage amongst U.S citizen and its politics as the term “racist” is thrown like a playground insult. The United States’ Civil War was fought over many reasons from tariffs, state rights, and the very infamous racism. What do these monuments represent though? Does it represent oppression and slavery? Does it represent the brave soldiers who fought against overwhelming odds? The answer is subjective and even if the monuments should be destroyed with the Confederate flag