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| National Geographic / MONICA SERRANO, SOREN WALLJASPER, AND TED SICKLEY, NGM STAFF. LAWSON PARKER. SOURCES: SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER; U.S. CENSUS BUREAU |
National Geographic asks "Who owns America’s history? The answer will define what replaces fallen monuments. Symbols of the Confederacy and systemic racism have become targets as many Americans push to be more inclusive in honoring the past."
As the chart shows, the monuments themselves were part of the reaction against the success of the Union and the freedom of slaves. In this case, history was written by the losers and has maintained a lie. "Many of the monuments are the result of the efforts of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), a group of descendants of men who served in the Confederate military. Since its founding in 1894, the group has cast Confederates as warriors for a lost cause—a narrative that frames the war as a battle over states’ rights and de-emphasizes the horrors of slavery."
There were plenty of brave German soldier warriors in WWII, but we don't see monuments to them, because their cause was so wrong.
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