Is removing Confederate monuments erasing history?

Is removing Confederate statues erasing history? Are Confederate monuments actually history rather than propaganda? Is there common ground, should there be?

Debates still rage today over the removal of racist statues and monuments around the world but here in the USA the arguments tend to be the loudest as politicians and political candidates rile up their voters with misinformation and violent protests and counter protests erupt in the streets.

With polarization sweeping the nation, I have to ask myself... what is the controversy? Why have these monuments always been controversial? Why were they built in the first place and lastly... are they really history?

To answer these questions I brought on Dr. Karen Cox whose superb pioneer work in this field is truly not only unmatchable but is truly vital in the battle raging within historiography today.




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Footage Attribution:
Protesters take down pieces of Portsmouth’s Confederate monument.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGWJdyz3EM

Activists replace confederate statues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4A2jocO3uE&t=49s

Protesters pull down Confederate statues on State Capitol grounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUokIlEgjA&t=14s

Nathan Bedford Forrest Body Being Removed from Health Sciences Park, Memphis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gZl0ybSuZk&t=40s

Removing Nathan Bedford Forrest bust.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5RjFvStiq4&t=48s

Torch lit march Charlottesville Virginia 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KYifYzjKlc&t=1444s

Charlottesville removes Confederate statues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGqqbx3E-E&t=17s

Group urges removal of Confederate monuments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_edWQiJ-XY&t=7s

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