wintermute_oregon, 3 months ago I mean, I could be wrong, but Robert Evans (the host) generally researches his topics thoroughly and I trust him. As I stated previously, history is more complex than a simple answer. People rarely have one motivation for doing things. Now, what is interesting, and I have not heard anyone dispute it, is Lee did not want a monument built for him. I don’t mind the old monuments to the Confederacy. The ones built after the 50s are the ones I find suspect, and that is the vast majority of them. All civil rights were championed, people started building more monuments.
I mean, I could be wrong, but Robert Evans (the host) generally researches his topics thoroughly and I trust him.
As I stated previously, history is more complex than a simple answer. People rarely have one motivation for doing things.
Now, what is interesting, and I have not heard anyone dispute it, is Lee did not want a monument built for him.
I don’t mind the old monuments to the Confederacy. The ones built after the 50s are the ones I find suspect, and that is the vast majority of them.
All civil rights were championed, people started building more monuments.