The current brouhaha about the fate of Confederate monuments is a result of the time when white Americans whitewashed a portion of America’s history. In an article for Politico magazine, Joshua Zeitz describes that whitewashing. Here is an excerpt from his article.
The aforementioned brouhaha will persist as long as there are people who insist on embracing a false romantic notion about the Confederacy. The real heritage of the Confederacy is a heritage of anti-black racism, not a heritage of chivalry and honor. There is nothing about that real heritage to be proud of. An American displaying the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia with pride is akin to a German displaying the Nazi flag with pride.
Come to think of it, both of those flags were displayed with pride by white supremacists at that recent infamous rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Gee, I wonder why?
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