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Pros And Cons Of Debate Over Confederate Monuments

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Debate Over Confederate Monuments Fails to See Both Sides Headlines ‘round the United States are declaring their sentiments about the removal or preservation of statues, sculptures, and monuments that were built in tribute to the former Confederate States of America. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” If we are to truly adhere to King’s words, we must examine the arguments across all sides of the spectrum equally to deliver justice to the Union. We must also make distinction between Confederate monuments, memorials, and references. Though debates about Confederate monuments have been prevalent since the end of the Civil War, the most recent flame seems to have been ignited by the recent events that happened in Charlottesville. On August 11th and 12th, various members of alt-right groups, which included neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan, took part in what has been called the “Unite the Right Rally.” TIn the morning of the 12th, the event turned violent when a man associated with white supremacists drove his car into the counter protestor crowd, injuring nineteen people and killing one. These events were heavily broadcast in the news, with sympathy for the victims and advocacy for human rights championed by people on all sides of the political spectrum. It took some time before President Donald …show more content…

While Confederate generals and leaders were certainly guilty of at least aiding the cause of oppression in the United States, plenty of statues of long since dead figures exist despite the horrible atrocities they had committed based on modern standards. Statues of Vlad the Impaler, the Romanian warlord who inspired the modern day Dracula, are a prime example. Though he mercilessly killed many Ottoman invaders with his infamous use of impalement, he is still regarded as a patriotic hero-figure by the people, not to mention his role as a tourist

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In “I detest our Confederate monuments. But they should remain,” Lawrence Kuznar talks about how “monuments should remain” and how they are a symbolism of what not to do (Kuznar). Kuznar strongly believes that monuments are standing reminder of what society has done wrong which inhibits people to learn from their ancestor’s mistakes. He also talks about it would be “whitewashing history” to the point where society will repeat the same mistake (Kuznar). He states that society should see the Confederate monuments as a tool to learn rather than be ignorant of the past.

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Jai Khurana D-Block Close-Up Codd Reverence or Remembrance? The protests in Charlottesville over the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee reignited the fight between white supremacists who supported the monument and liberal people who wanted the statues to be taken down. Also, lots of other cities have Confederate monuments and can’t decide what to do with them. The solution to these issues is to remove them from public spaces and put them in museums dedicated to recognizing the mistakes we made during the Civil War and honoring those who died.

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Recently, our country has been under scrutiny for racial discrimination. From police brutality to shootings at a church, America’s racial problems that were swept under the rug for so long have come back out into the light. After the racially­motivated shooting of nine people in South Carolina, many petitions were made regarding the removal of Confederate flags and monuments, including the removal of the historic carving on the side of Stone Mountain, but I believe this would be a terrible mistake. The largest high relief sculpture in the world, the Confederate Memorial Carving, depicts three Confederate heroes of the Civil War, President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

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Confederate Symbols—the subject of the white supremacists rally in Charlottesville, VA, and a counter protest in Durham, NC—should be banned in the United States. Many people argue that banning Confederate symbols would be considered a violation of the First Amendment; however, the author refutes this claim by saying that Confederate monuments are not a form of free speech and thus is not protected by the First Amendment. On why the Confederate symbols are very disturbing, the author says, “the racist ideologies behind [the Confederate flags] still pervade and control American society today, and the very existence of the flags and statutes is a slap in the face to all the progress American claims to have made where race is concerned.” This

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The monuments provoke violence between people. Nine black churchgoers were killed in a racially-motivated massacre in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. This shouldn’t be happening and confederates should not be respected, because they would think doing this and much more is acceptable. Many outbreaks of physical violence among white supremacist have gone out of control! There is nothing noble of confederates at all, we shouldn’t dwell over past, but embrace who we are now.

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The Lost Cause, as defined by David W. Blight, comforts the Confederate cause and the slavery’s participation was not a big deal, on the other hand, the Second Revolution as discussed by Eric Foner is stressing the Revolutionary shifts and the Reconstruction’s work is not over yet. The traveled narratives are shown in cultural representations: the Stone Mountain Confederate monument and George Caleb Bingham’s “Order No. 11”. The sleeve is a sleeve. Monuments about the Confederate, as depicted by SPLC, have not lost their significance and continue to shape the perception of the public on the Civil War. Art in general, therefore, holds a strong position in influencing the collective memory through creating aesthetic narratives that act as a supplement or a counter to the narratives of history.

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It is a symbolism of oppression and hatred. On the Ole Miss campus the confederacy statue has had much confusion on many people. The chancellor of the university Dr. Jeff Vitter goes to say, “But many black students, who make up 13.1 percent of the undergraduate class, deeply resent the presence of a monument they believe glorifies a history of oppression, just as conservative white students have fought to keep alive the mementos of the Confederacy. Today the statue is just the latest open wound on a campus covered with the scars of a difficult racial history.” Many students at Ole Miss say another racial turmoil is inevitable.

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Civil War Monuments The Confederate monuments from the Civil War in many cities, colleges, and universities are being asked to be taken down. The monuments are causing problems between the U.S. citizens. Many people are protesting and saying that the monuments are a symbol of racism, and symbolism of traitors to the U.S., and are used to show white supremacy. These monuments should be taken down from the public but they should not be destroyed.

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Though I do agree that confederate history should be preserved, these statues aren’t historical artifacts because none of them were built during or around the Civil war. A real historical artifacts would be a confederate uniform or a flag from the war. The only reason why many of them were erected was that of lost cause movement. The United Daughters of the Confederacy lead this social movement and their main objective was to rewrite confederate history in school textbooks (Coleman Lowndes). They glorified confederate heroes, made it seem as enslaved people were happy and that slavery wasn’t the reason why the civil war happened (Coleman Lowndes).

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First, for starters, confederate soldiers are still Americans, and they are still American veterans. Congress passed a law, 85-425 Sec 410 approved in 1958 giving Confederate veterans status under law equal to U.S. Veterans. All confederate soldiers where pardoned. With that being said, in my opinion, they deserve all the rights and monuments that have been built for them in this country. People defiantly shouldn’t take down statues that some men have died fighting for, even if the cause wasn’t the best.

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Should Cities Be Allowed To Take Down Confederate Statues? What do you think about Confederate Statues? Should cities and governments be allowed to take these statues down? The city of New Orleans had this problem.

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In Atlanta Ga, Charlottesville Nc, and in every other formerly Confederate State in the U.S. there has been controversial debates on whether or not the current standing Confederate statues should be removed from public areas. Many people claim that a modern society should not honor the racist soldiers who fought for slavery. Others believe that preserving historical accuracy is essential to learning from the mistakes of the past. The opinions of thousands of citizens clash with one another over the debate between offense and information. I believe that it is most beneficial for the majority of people if the current Confederate monuments remain where they are.

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In the news today, a continual debate can be found about the significance of Confederate monuments and if they should remain or be removed. Confederate monuments that have been erected throughout the U.S. should be kept because of the preservation of America’s history. For instance, in the article, The Unbearable Lightness of Confederate-Statue Removal, the author lists how slaveholder monuments aren’t the only statues being vandalized, but the Lincoln Memorial and Mount Rushmore are other symbols of U.S. history that some believe need to “blow up” (Murdock). Every historical symbol can have both people who appreciate it and who oppose it. That doesn’t mean that we should tear down all symbols, but

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Should monuments be removed? For many years people have been arguing whether certain controversial monuments, such as statues, should be destroyed or removed. A common type of monuments in this situation are the Confederacy monuments. These are various statues across the US which honor Confederate leaders or “heroes”. Many see these offensive since those people basically oppressed African Americans for years and were fighting to keep doing so.

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