Kudos to you for Celebrating Diversity by honoring and recognizing the achievements of the Confederates who have contributed to the multicultural quilt that is America. These people are part of our heritage and the vast majority of them acted honorably and they acquitted themselves on the fields of battle as stout hearted men.
They deserve our respect and recognition.
I was listening to an interview with Shellby Foote, in it he said (I paraphrase) It's taken a while but we as a nation have finally come to a consensus on this war. The south has said that it's a good thing they lost, and the north has said the the south fought bravely and with honor.
I'm sure there are those who will object to both parts of the above but they work for me.
Memo to those who do object GET OVER IT!