AMERICA - The Confederacy

Subtitle: "The refusal to acknowledge the confederate cause was wrong and that they lost the 'argument'"

"The shifting history of Confederate monuments" PBS NewsHour 8/14/2017

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SUMMARY:  The backdrop of Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a plan to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the city's downtown.  What's the story behind such monuments and why do we continue to struggle with the legacy of the Civil War?  Edward Ayers of the University of Richmond joins William Brangham to offer some historical context.

"How cities prepare for tensions over Confederate statues" PBS NewsHour 8/17/2017

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SUMMARY:  Statues of Confederate leaders have been removed in the night, torn down by protesters and seen as a flash point for communities, especially in the South.  What challenges do cities face when trying to deal with controversial memorials, as well as the backlash?  Hari Sreenivasan talks with Lt. Ryan Lee of the Portland Police Bureau; and Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky.