“Their membership might be dwindling, and their popular support seems to shrink by the day, but the guardians of America’s 700-plus Confederate monuments are mounting a serious defense — filing lawsuits and demanding control of statues slated for removal.”
I admire their spirit.
I do too. I hate manstealing type slavery with a passion. But I don’t see these statues as standing for that.
“Did most Southerners fight to defend the institution of slavery?”
It’s been estimated that an average of 27% of the Southern population were slaveholders. That means that 73% were not.
Does it seem reasonable that 7 out of 10 Southern men would line up on a field of battle to take a potential life-ending bullet, so their 3 rich neighbors down the street could own slaves?
Think about it.
statues are a fixture in every city and many parks....
we can't be like the taliban and destroy old artifacts just because we don't like them....
in my dreams I wish some really rich person would establish a private park...a huge one....with trees and gardens and pleasant places to sit and eat lunch...AND have all the discarded statues and monuments, where able, moved there for people to stroll among them....
My wife joined the UDC about a year ago. Their membership in her chapter has not diminished.