Published 3 years ago

Charlottesville's Lee Statue Belongs in a Museum | History News Network

Summary by Ground News

John Troast: Lee Monument has always represented a flawed vision of history born out of the Lost Cause. Troast says the Lee statue should find a home at the Museum of African American History and Culture. He says the violence in Charlottesville has forced the nation to think critically about our past.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

History News Network

Charlottesville's Lee Statue Belongs in a Museum | History News Network

Charlottesville’s recently removed statue of Robert E. Lee is not a statue of a man, it is a statue of a myth. From its inception, the monument has always represented a flawed vision of history born out of the Lost Cause, a revisionist approach to history that argues among other things that the Southern cause was noble and just. The statue might physically depict Lee but for those who believe in the myth, it symbolizes far more. For them, it is …

3 years ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.