Monuments do not have to exist in order to contextualize history. In fact, there are thousands upon thousands of events in history where participants are not honored with monuments, but are discussed in numerous texts.
For example, in New Orleans, there is no monument to the Union’s occupation of the city for almost the entirety of the Civil War, but I can read history and learn that New Orleans was never legitimately under the control of the Confedaracy.
Don’t change the subject. I didn’t talk about monuments, did I? Changing the subject is a loser tactic.
Now go back to my post and answer my question. I’ll wait.