People — a monument is an exaltation, a figure of pride. If a Confederate statue represents your “heritage,” I’m suggesting there’s nothing to be proud of here.
If it’s simply historical accuracy we’re interested in, why not a depiction of a plantation and the slaves who labored there for their masters, as compared to the preservation of the Nazi death camps, which reinforce “never again”?
Let’s put these historical representatives in museums where they belong so that generations to follow can learn from our folly.
— Margot Kornfeld Asheville
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2 thoughts on “Letter: Confederate monuments belong in museums”
esclavos
The plain appearance of the local confederate monument is shameful in itself. It depicts nothing, no horseman, no battle, no anything, just a bland stack of blocks. If it was a really valiant statue, I could see complaints, but what exactly is the pride in this particular one? I’m glad I can read spanish though, so I know about modern agricultural slavery from univision news.
The plain appearance of the local confederate monument is shameful in itself. It depicts nothing, no horseman, no battle, no anything, just a bland stack of blocks. If it was a really valiant statue, I could see complaints, but what exactly is the pride in this particular one? I’m glad I can read spanish though, so I know about modern agricultural slavery from univision news.
https://www.univision.com/especiales/noticias/2020/los-esclavos-de-la-papa/index.html
It is a monument to a human that was highly favored in his day. He was a hero to the local Jews. It’s NOT a ‘confederate’ monument…