Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial: Washington Post
The changes remove criticism of slavery from the marker and Defense Department website as the 32-foot monument is slated to return in 2027.
- On Monday, The Washington Post reported the Trump administration removed language criticizing a Confederate Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery's website and marker, omitting descriptions of the sculpture's sanitized depictions of slavery.
- The 32-foot Confederate Memorial was removed in 2023 following criticism of its Confederate Lost Cause narrative; the previous language had explained how the statue romanticized the Civil War South and denied the horrors of slavery.
- Catholic University historian Stephen West discovered the changes Sunday, telling the Post he is 'deeply disturbed' by the edits that removed identifications of enslaved figures including a 'Mammy' and 'faithful slave' depicted on the monument.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last year the statue would return to Arlington in 2027 following 'comprehensive conservation and refurbishment', aligning with the Trump administration's broader effort to reshape Civil War portrayals.
- Retired Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule, who chaired the commission recommending the memorial's removal, called it 'the cruelest monument that I have ever seen', while the administration has also restored Confederate statues of Gen. Albert Pike in Washington and Gen. Robert Lee.
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The Independent (US)Trump team removed plaque critical of Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery
The Trump administration has worked to restore monuments tied to Confederate leaders while criticizing Smithsonian exhibits that touch on slavery
Language Critical Of Confederacy At Arlington National Cemetery Removed By Trump Admin
As the Trump administration continues its whitewashing of American history, a display at the nation’s most prestigious cemetery is undergoing changes. Information criticizing the Confederacy is being removed to make way for the return of a Confederate monument that was removed years earlier. Administration replaces information critical of Confederacy at Arlington and online The Trump administration recently replaced an informational plaque from …
Trump Administration Removes Criticism of Confederate Memorial From Arlington Cemetery
The Confederate monument stood at Arlington National Cemetery until 2023. Kevin Wolf/APThe Trump administration censored language criticizing a monument to the Confederacy that previously stood at Arlington National Cemetery, removing a reference to the memorial’s “nostalgic, mythologized vision.”The bronze statue depicting Confederate soldiers alongside enslaved people stood for more than a century before being removed in 2023 as part of a cong…
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