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Monument Wars

Monument Wars

Monument Wars

The 2015 massacre of nine churchgoers by a white supremacist in Charleston touched off a wave of soul-searching about Confederate monuments around the country. Since then, dozens of towns and cities have decided to remove the statues in their communities. This exhibit explores discussions about what we choose to memorialize – and why.
  • Confederate Memory

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  • Reconstruction

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    Monument Wars

    Reconstruction

    Reconstruction

    • Monumental Effort: Historians and the Creation of the National Monument to Reconstruction

      Two historians weigh in on President Obama's move to designate a national monument to Reconstruction in South Carolina.
      by Kate Masur, Gregory P. Downs, Kritika Agarwal
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      How the New Monument to Lynching Unravels a Historical Lie

      Lies about history long protected lynching.
      by Nina Silber
    • How About Erecting Monuments to the Heroes of Reconstruction?

      Americans should build this pivotal post–Civil War era into the new politics of historical memory.
      by Richard Valelly
    • Yes, Gone With the Wind Is Another Neo-Confederate Monument

      How the classic film helped promote a Reconstruction myth that was central to the maintenance of Jim Crow.
      by Ed Kilgore
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