In addition to examining the monument’s historical context, we should consider the significance of its physical placement.
I stopped in Winchester, VA this summer and saw a confederate statue in front of their old courthouse too. This article connects the dots.
Also, for more thoughtful reading on statues and history Diana Bass’s recent https://open.substack.com/pub/dianabutlerbass/p/on-statues-history-politics-and-division?r=re0nu&utm_medium=ios
I stopped in Winchester, VA this summer and saw a confederate statue in front of their old courthouse too. This article connects the dots.
Also, for more thoughtful reading on statues and history Diana Bass’s recent https://open.substack.com/pub/dianabutlerbass/p/on-statues-history-politics-and-division?r=re0nu&utm_medium=ios