The splc reported at least 160 monuments were removed in 2020 after floyd’s death, more than the prior four years combined, and 73 confederate monuments were removed or renamed in 2021, leaving about 723 confederate monuments on public land as of 2022 Seeks to upend the narrative around the statue of confederate gen From 2022 to 2024, an additional 63 confederate memorials were removed
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But to me, what the confederate flag celebrates is southerners’ long tradition of lying to ourselves about the past
Most of these monuments didn’t go up immediately following the civil war.
[46][47] texas removed 31, more than any other state And they’ve been allowed to stand for far too long Every april, states including alabama, florida, georgia, mississippi and texas double down with “confederate heritage month”— a tradition rooted in whitewashed lies These monuments and holidays don’t honor “southern heritage.” they honor white supremacy
And we’re calling it out. According to the southern poverty law center, which maintains a list of these monuments, the memorials are spread over 31 states plus the district of columbia—far exceeding the 11 confederate. A project in charlottesville, va