Thousands of Confederate symbols are standing in public spaces around the nation despite ongoing efforts to have them removed ...

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So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.

There are moments in history when stone and bronze tumble to the ground, and the world seems to pause, holding its breath.

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