Does removing statues erase history?

So the question of history being lost, if statues or monuments are taken down, is a resounding yes. In fact, once a statue or monument is removed, it is hard to bring it back. However, history was being lost before monuments were taken down, in the sense of general lack of awareness.

What are the purposes of statues?

Statues convey and perpetuate honor. Consequently, no matter how important their historical role, villains simply do not merit statues, nor do they merit having their names associated with lakes or streets or schools or military bases.

Who removed the Confederate statues?

University removes Confederate statues. Statues of two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston, and the Confederate cabinet member John Reagan, were removed on Aug. 21. They followed the removal of a statue of Jefferson Davis in 2015.

Why are Confederate statues being removed?

So why are Confederate statues being removed? For many people, especially minorities, these statues are a reminder of a very painful past, and glorify the leaders who fought to preserve slavery and other forms of racial discrimination.

Why should the Confederate statues remain?

The most common argument I have heard about why the confederate statues should remain are assertions that their removal equates to erasing history – that’s an inherently insincere and shallow argument. The confederate statues weren’t commissioned to remember history, they were created to distort it.

What should happen to Confederate statues?

In fact, there’s no standard protocol for what to do with Confederate statues post-removal . That decision is up to whichever authorities have jurisdiction over the land from which the statue is removed, and different authorities make different decisions. Sometimes, private groups offer to accept toppled Confederate monuments.

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