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When a Monument Cherrypicks Its History

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

When people have the chance to learn about history, don’t we want that history to be factually correct? That’s the question I asked last week when writing about the Robert E. Lee statue at Antietam. Placed at a spot on … Continue reading →

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When a Monument Gets Its History Wrong

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Antietam National Battlefield (see here for details). The statue, erected in 2003 on private property along Route 34 heading into Sharpsburg, was later acquired … Continue reading →

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