Displaying Confederate statues in a carefully curated museum would help end a toxic debate about the difference between remembering and venerating.
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The violence sparked by the removal of Confederate statues in the US shows the ideas that collect around historical monuments. Sometimes it’s better to remove them; yet they can be an important way of remembering trauma.
A scholar of southern politics finds inspiration in an unexpected place.
Monuments to the Confederacy in New Orleans and many other cities are problematic. But a mere erasure will not address the issues around racism and racial inequality.
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Associate professor emeritus, Journalism, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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