Here's Why Robert E. Lee Opposed Confederate Monuments

Robert E. Lee opposed Confederate monuments | PBS News

But underlying it all was one rationale: That the war had ended, and the South needed to move on and avoid more upheaval. “As regards the ...

Here's Why Robert E. Lee Opposed Confederate Monuments - Time

The removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, sparked a deadly protest, but the Confederate general opposed them.

Memorialization of Robert E. Lee and the Lost Cause - Arlington ...

The complex relationship between Robert E. Lee and memorials began in Lee's lifetime. He argued against creating Confederate war monuments on ...

Robert E. Lee Opposed Confederate Monuments - Business Insider

However, "it's often forgotten that Lee himself, after the Civil War, opposed monuments, specifically Confederate war monuments," Jonathan Horn, ...

Robert E. Lee was against erecting Confederate memorials - CNN

Based on his writings, Lee was not a fan of statues honoring Civil War generals, fearing they might “keep open the sores of war.”

How did Robert E. Lee feel about Confederate monuments? - WTOP

Old letters from Gen. Robert E. Lee reveal he opposed symbols, such as the statues to confederate figures, that protesters are calling to be ...

Robert E. Lee opposed constructing monuments to the Confederacy ...

Robert E. Lee opposed constructing monuments to the Confederacy in his own writings, lest they keep open the wounds of war. Does this matter at ...

Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee! - UVA Press

Although advocates for taking down Confederate monuments love to cite this speech as evidence that Lee opposed statues, in reality it was a matter of timing ...

Here's what Robert E. Lee thought about Confederate monuments

However, "it's often forgotten that Lee himself, after the Civil War, opposed monuments, specifically Confederate war monuments," Jonathan Horn, ...

Was Robert E. Lee Opposed to Confederate Monuments?

On the question of erecting Civil War monuments, the former Confederate general wrote that he thought it wiser 'not to keep open the sores ...

I've studied the history of Confederate memorials. Here's what to do ...

... Confederate figures in particular, especially Robert E. Lee. Lee ... on behalf of the Union or otherwise opposed the Confederacy. Until ...

Confederate monuments: What the men honored by statues did and ...

In an interview, Thomas referenced a famous letter Lee wrote about slavery in 1857. In it, Lee distilled his views as a slave owner on race. "In ...

Robert E. Lee's descendant says taking down Confederate symbols ...

“This is a no brainer. This is an issue of justice and of peace,” he said. “[If] we want peace in our time and the ability to [have] ...

Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials - Wikipedia

They also argue that the presence of these memorials more than a hundred years after the defeat of the Confederacy continues to disenfranchise and alienate ...

Opinion: Don't Take Down Confederate Monuments. Here's Why.

The people who hated having black classmates at their school didn't hate us because there were statues of Robert E. Lee or George Washington ( ...

The descendants of Lee, Jackson and Davis want the Confederate ...

Robert E. Lee condemned last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and said it might be “appropriate” for Confederate statues to be ...

Opinion | Robert E. Lee is my ancestor. Take down his statue, and ...

Many of my fellow Southerners are afraid that if we remove Confederate monuments, we will forget the legacy of Lee and our Southern heritage. If ...

Charlottesville Removes Confederate Statues That Sparked A ... - NPR

The city of Charlottesville, Va., removed a statue of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on Saturday, toppling symbols that were at the ...

A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910

Captured in a bronze likeness, Robert E. Lee stares off into the distance. He seems deep in thought — perhaps mulling an alternate history of ...

Why was the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee melted ...

Because Robert E. Lee was a traitor against the United States and its Constitution. He was a despicable and cruel human being.