"[24] Harold Holzer, the director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, agreed that the statues were designed to belittle African Americans. "As Confederate monuments come down elsewhere, can Richmond 'offer something else? [36][37], The removals were marked by events in Louisiana and Virginia within the span of two years. Many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Confederate monuments: What to do with them? "And because statues are about power ... when someone in power fell, their statues were attacked ... a way of sort of humiliating someone whose actual body you can't touch," Thompson added. The bill called for removal of Taney's bust within 30 days after the law's passage. Jackson Park, named for Stonewall Jackson, was renamed Justice Park. On August 22, 2017, the Manatee County Commission voted 4–3 to move the Confederate monument in front of the county courthouse to storage. "But seeing somebody up on a pedestal is so powerful that it's hard to believe that putting up a little bit of additional text, or putting up another statue nearby is really going to overcome that effective," she added. Conversely, the statues of the country's founding fathers, who were also predominately slave holders with histories of racism, are generally regarded in a different light, despite their pasts. According to the artist Pablo Machioli, "his original idea was to construct a pregnant mother as a symbol of life. Mayor Catherine Pugh said that she ordered the overnight removals to preserve public safety. [1][2][3] The removals have been driven by the belief that the monuments glorify white supremacy, memorialize an unrecognized, treasonous[4][5] government whose founding principle was the perpetuation of slavery, and that the presence of these Confederate memorials over a hundred years after the subjugation of the Confederacy continues to disenfranchise and alienate African Americans. The debate over displaying Confederate symbols and monuments grew over the summer following George Floyd's death while in police custody. J.E.B. The debate over how to represent the uncomfortable parts of American history has been going on for decades, but the traction for knocking down monuments … Lee said to ABC News in a July 3 interview. Stuart", https://civilwartalk.com/threads/after-the-war-memorials-to-forrest-went-up-while-ft-pillow-victims-were-ignored.134174/, "Virginia School Drops Confederate General's Name in Favor of Obama's", "UPDATE: Protesters pull down Confederate statue in Richmond's Monroe Park", "Protesters tear down another Confederate statue in Richmond", "Crews removing Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue in Richmond's Libby Hill Park", "Roanoke school board decides on name change for Stonewall Jackson Middle", "Staunton School Board votes on new name for R.E. "[29], Katrina Dunn Johnson, Curator at South Carolina's Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, states that "some historians forget that they are studying real people with real emotions. In North Carolina and Georgia, where removal is completely prohibited, protesters toppled three Confederate monuments: Of these, the first and third were damaged to the point that they cannot be repaired. "But there is a place for these statues and the place is in some sort of museum and not in the public space, which is meant to be shared by all people.". (The Tennessee Historical Commission has never issued a waiver since it was established in 1919.) [34] However, Civil War historian David Blight asked: "Why, in the year [2016], should communal spaces in the South continue to be sullied by tributes to those who defended slavery? "I also think a lot about where we allocate our preservation dollars because there are incredibly important Native American and African American historical sites that are just crumbling away because it's really hard to get funding to preserve," said Thompson. "[22], According to historian Adam Goodheart, the statues were meant to be symbols of white supremacy and the rallying around them by white supremacists will likely hasten their demise. "[6], In an August 2017 statement on the monuments controversy, the American Historical Association (AHA) said that to remove a monument "is not to erase history, but rather to alter or call attention to a previous interpretation of history." Detractors claim that they were not built as memorials but as a means of intimidating African Americans and reaffirming white supremacy after the Civil War. The Forrest Crossing Golf Course, owned by the American Golf Corporation, changed its name to the Crossing Golf Course on September 22, 2017. Records say otherwise", "Crestview's Confederate battle flag comes down Saturday", "Civil War historian questions Lundy's legend", "Daytona Beach: Confederate plaques removed from Riverfront Park", "Daytona Beach removes Confederate monuments – Story | WOFL", "Most Confederate statues in Central Florida have been relocated", "Robert E. Lee bust toppled in Fort Myers; police call it apparent act of vandalism", "Fort Myers City Council takes no action on Robert E. Lee monuments", "Supporters, foes of Robert E. Lee monument clash in downtown Fort Myers", "National Battle Over Confederate Monuments Renewed After Charlottesville Violence", "County votes to offer 'Old Joe' to United Daughters of Confederacy", "Confederate statue removed from downtown Gainesville", "Hollywood's Confederate street signs finally coming down", "Confederacy in the 'hood. But two distinct periods saw significant spikes. Florida's Last Confederate Veteran Memorial, City Park (1958). The Austin City Council voted unanimously to rename the street for, Robert E. Lee Road. What does this have to do with the Southern monuments honoring the political and military leaders of the Confederacy? "[69][70], On July 22, 2020, in the midst of the George Floyd protests, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 305-113 to remove a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney (as well as statues honoring figures who were part of the Confederacy during the Civil War) from the U.S. Capitol and replace it with a bust of Justice Thurgood Marshall. Robert E. Lee Elementary School, established 1959. Biden takes step to require federal contractors pay $15 minimum wage, Pace of vaccination rollout getting desperate as regions burn through supplies, Capitol riot latest: Lawyer who kicked down Nancy Pelosi's door denied bail, Secret Service protection extended to Trump family members, ex-staffers, Portland police arrest 8 for damaging Democratic Party offices after inauguration. Home to more Confederate statues than any other state (110 in 2019, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC), Virginia has emerged as the epicenter of the debate … One comes around the turn of the 20th century, just after, Seigler, Robert S., A Guide to Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: Passing the Cup, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1997 p. 10, {{cite news [85], In the case of many monuments, after they are removed the pedestals or plinths remain. At the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, the plinth of Silent Sam and its plaques were removed on January 14, 2019, at the direction of Chancellor Carol Folt (see below). The bill (H.R. The public display in the United States of Confederate monuments, memorials and symbols has been and continues to be controversial. Should it keep his name? These guys were some of the original American capitalists ... they made their money through the buying and selling of human beings," Kimble said. In 2019, North Carolina's law prohibiting monument removal was challenged indirectly. The Smithsonian Magazine found in 2018 that during a 10-year period, nearly $40 million of taxpayer funds were spent on cleaning and preserving Confederate monuments, including statues. In 2017, "[a] hotel on King Street removed a plaque that had been bolted to the wall of the building for decades and gave an incomplete account of the first war-related deaths after the Union invaded Alexandria on May 24, 1861. and "Rebels" Nickname | Campus Life | University of Nevada, Las Vegas", "Confederate monuments removed from New Mexico highways", "[Essay] | Monumental Error, by J. C. Hallman", "J Marion Sims: controversial statue taken down but debate still rages", "Religious leaders remove Brooklyn plaques honoring Robert E. Lee", "Cuomo orders Confederate busts removed from CUNY Hall of Fame", "Durham, North Carolina: Seven arrested in toppling of Confederate statue", "Mayors taking swift action to avoid becoming the next Charlottesville", "Silent Sam and Carolina Hall: The Board of Trustee's [sic] quest for context", "Confederate monuments in downtown Asheville removed or covered", "Buncombe County Confederate marker removed, remnants of resentment left behind", "Confederate monument removed from Buncombe Courthouse property", "William L. Saunders (1835–1891) and Carolina Hall", "Protesters topple Silent Sam Confederate statue at UNC", "Confederate statue on UNC campus toppled by protesters", "Is Silent Sam going back up within 90 days? Winfree and others joined a greater discussion in 2020 about Confederate monuments, busts and imagery across Tennessee. The momentum to remove Confederate memorials … Jefferson Davis Monument located in Memphis Park, 1904/1964. A wave of corporate product re-branding has also ensued. Statues have long been a way to honor leaders, benefactors, heroes and the war dead, giving them permanence and a three-dimensional presence. "[30], Robert Seigler, in his study of Confederate monuments in South Carolina, found that out of the over one hundred and seventy that he documented, only five monuments were found dedicated to the African Americans who had been used by the Confederacy working "on fortifications, and had served as musicians, teamsters, cooks, servants, and in other capacities." Gearino, Dan. In another legal impediment to removal, the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina prohibited for 16 years the renaming of any university memorials. The dedication of Confederate monuments and the use of Confederate names and other iconography began shortly after the Civil War ended in 1865. Of those who support the idea in the latest poll, 84% are Black, 58% are Hispanic and 44% are white. The pole had been used to fly the Confederate flag for one week around. 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More details and citations are under each monument, below. [58] In response to events in Memphis (see below), a 2018 amendment prohibits municipalities from selling or transferring ownership of memorials without a waiver. Brophy also stated that the Lee statue in Charlottesville should be removed. The "smallest Confederate monument", two small Confederate flags, was removed from Confederate Park in August 2017. Leave monuments marking their participation on the battlefields of the war, but tear down those that only commemorate the intolerance, violence, and hate that inspired their attempt to destroy the American nation. Johnson, Eugene J. and Robert D. Russell, Jr., Memphis: An Architectural Guide, The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, 1990 pp. The statue has been vandalized several times. Historians have debated the issue for decades, with some saying cities and other locales should keep the sculptures intact and accept the historical figures for who they were -- warts and all -- while others see them as symbols of racism, oppression and African American pain. In May a six-month court injunction staying the removal was issued as a result of legal action by the. A City Auctions One for $1.4 Million", "Set in Stone? Robert E. Lee Elementary School (1955). Alabama's law, the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, was passed in May 2017, North Carolina's law, the Cultural History Artifact Management and Patriotism Act, in 2015. "These individuals who are being celebrated ... their sole purpose was to destroy the country. He supports adding a "footnote of epic proportions" such as a prominent historical sign or marker that explains the context in which they were built to help people see old monuments in a new light. (Charleston Courier, September 2, 1869)}}, |title=Giant Confederate flag lowered after threats to set it on fire Confederate general's historic marker removed in Worthington. [19] A historian from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, James Leloudis, stated that "The funders and backers of these monuments are very explicit that they are requiring a political education and a legitimacy for the Jim Crow era and the right of white men to rule. Not all agree that these historical representations should be taken down. They turned their backs on their nation, their oaths, and the sacrifices of their ancestors in the War for Independence. This law might hold the answer", "Chancellor Folt announces resignation, orders Confederate Monument pedestal to be removed intact", "A Chapel Hill highway no longer honors a Confederate leader. [6] In a counter-reaction to the movement to remove Confederate monuments, some Southern states passed state laws restricting or prohibiting the removal or alteration of public monuments.[14]. How to use confederate in a sentence. In August 2017, the Daytona Beach city manager made the decision to remove three plaques from Riverfront Park that honored Confederate veterans. In a compromise, they voted to hang a version of the flag in the county center. "[64] On April 11, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam signed the bill into law. Monuments to bigotry have no place in #SanDiego – or anywhere! The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines prohibited the display of the Confederate flag, even as bumper stickers on private cars on base. ", "Virginia Removes Its Robert E. 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Sometime this month, Botetourt County supervisors will be formally presented with a proposal to move the Confederate monument in front of the … The "Second Annual International Take 'Em Down" conference was scheduled for March 22–24, 2019, in. [81], Support for removal increased during the George Floyd protests, with 52% in favor of removal, and 44% opposed. Many of those historical figures were prominent slaveholders and slave traders who acquired their fortunes through unpaid labor. From 1975 to 1998, a version of the Confederate battle flag appeared in the shield and flag of, In 1957, the United Daughters of the Confederacy had a plaque installed on the outer wall of a, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 00:51. Wisconsin's "Forward" statue lies in the street on Capitol Square in Madison, Wis., June 23, 2020. "[77][78] Another 2017 poll, by HuffPost/YouGov, found that 48% of respondents favored the "remain" option, 33% favored removal, and 18% were unsure. Twenty-four hours after Reid's statue was erected, the city council ordered it taken down and placed into a museum along with Colston's statue. Stuart Elementary became Pleasants Lane Elementary. Three Confederate-themed city parks were "hurriedly renamed" prior to passage of the. Our turn", "Empty pedestals: what should be done with civic monuments to the confederacy and its leaders? The new name honors an African-American family prominent in the area since the Civil War. Silent Sam, which was not seriously damaged, is in storage as of June 2020, awaiting a political decision about what to do with it. The marker, posted in 1929 by the Sons and Daughters of Confederate Veterans, memorialized the first Southerner killed by the Union, belying the fact that he had first shot and killed a Northern colonel on the property. The Confederate Reunion Marker (1924), located on a hill next to Grady Cole Center and American Legion Memorial Stadium, was removed on June 21, 2020 after the Mecklenburg County Commission became aware of online threats to damage or deface it. They, like Arnold, were traitors. [16], According to historian Jane Dailey from University of Chicago, in many cases the purpose of the monuments was not to celebrate the past but rather to promote a "white supremacist future". On December 21, 2020, a statue of Robert E. Lee representing Virginia was removed to be replaced by a statue of civil rights activist, Until 2016, the shield of the Confederacy was found in the Rotunda of the. Stuart Elementary School (1922) was renamed Barack Obama Elementary School in 2018. Friends of the Public Gardens, a Boston-based community restoration organization said that "the cost for cleaning a piece of sculpture is approximately $700, while the cost for full restoration can be $20,000-$25,000.". The Austin City Council voted unanimously to rename the street, whose signs had been defaced, for, In May 2015, the student government at the, After the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue in 2015 there were four remaining Confederate statues left on the South Mall at the. Furthermore, Confederate monuments were erected without the consent or even input of Southern African-Americans, who remembered the Civil War far differently, and who had no interest in honoring those who fought to keep them enslaved. Removed July 22, 2020. On September 6, 2017, the city council voted to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from Emancipation Park. Later that same month, the "Historic Artifact Management and Patriotism Act" became law while the monument was still located in a city-owned warehouse. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? [82][83], Ben Hamburger, an artist based in North Carolina, has exhibited six paintings, as a group called Monuments. But where? Thus, the Confederate death ratio was five times the rate of the Revolutionary War in half the time. In 2011, the City Council passed an ordinance to ban the flying of flags other than the United States flag, the Virginia Flag, and an as-yet-undesigned city flag on city light poles. Tearing these things down should not be the goal in," he said. 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