Though dozens of congressional Republicans protested the move, the Army says it will begin work in coming days

The Lost Cause movement, which recast rebel traitors as morally righteous warriors defending states’ rights and spread the false belief that slavery was benevolent, is evident in the memorial’s bronze panels. A weeping Black woman, described by cemetery historians as a stereotypical “mammy,” clutches the baby of a White officer, and a camp servant dutifully follows his enslaver toward battle.

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That’s a good point. One nice thing about visiting Germany are all the statues of hitler they’ve kept. Real important to remember history with statues, both sides.

Edit: p.s. most confederate statues were erected for political reasons with money raised by the daughters of the confederacy. If you think their only motive was to celebrate brave soldiers, both sides, you missed a few wiki articles.

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