The Preservation of American History
The Preservation of American History Charlottesville Confederate Statue, Economist You may be asking yourself, "What are confederate monuments? Why are they so important?" Confederate monuments are statues that commemorate a person or event and serve to display influential moments or people in American History. In America, there has been an ongoing debate over whether or not our country should remove confederate monuments because some people find them offensive. But if we take down these confederate monuments, are we putting our understanding of American history in danger? The short answer-yes. One might argue that confederate monuments are offensive and unnecessary. But, by taking these monuments down, we are erasing parts of our American History and, therefore, putting both our and future generations’ understanding and awareness of significant historical events at risk. Protestors arguing, The Washington Post ...