Confederate Memorials
By
John C Abercrombie
A very controversial subject in America is the perceived reverence to Confederate Memorials. There are over 700 statues in America honoring Confederate soldiers. Many hold the opinion that they should remain and there are many opponents, taking the position that they should be removed.
There are many shades of controversy on this subject. While it is recognized that the American Civil War is indeed a part of the history of the country, there is a significant portion of the population that are highly offended by the reverence to these memorials.
The Civil War itself is both revered and hated. People who had ancestors affected by the brutality of slavery are offended. While others don’t take offense and believe that these memorials should remain. There are others who believe it is a part of American history, but don’t belong in the public space.
There are significant portions of the population that have been negatively affected by the spirit of the Confederacy. Many people have vivid memories of people being Lynched with the Confederate Stars and Bars being prominently displayed. While there are those who say it is not about hate, there has never been any who have stood and said that these Lynchings are not what that flag stands for.
By inference, these memorials belong in the same category as these horrendous acts of Lynchings represent. Lynchings were a method of trying to strike terror in those who believed that they deserved the same rights as anyone else in this country.
As a child, there was a cross burned on the lawn of my elementary school. As a college student, there was a cross burned on the campus since we had 1 White student. These memories are vivid. These memories are not pleasant. These memories are not ones that I want to be reminded of every time I am in the public space.
One of the primary concerns is having these reminders in front of you all the time.
When the subject of memorials comes up, there are 2 major periods when most of these memorials were put in place. The first is after reconstruction. Reconstruction was the period when Blacks were given the right to vote and hold public office. Blacks had land immediately after the Civil War, but that was taken away from them. Laws were then written that took away freedoms and rights from Blacks and saw the rise of Confederate memorials.
The second wave of memorials came after the Brown v Board of Education decision that removed many of the “Separate but Equal” mandates. Coincidence?
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