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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about renaming The Robert E Lee Memorial at the Arlington Cemetery? That is not glorifying any confederate but rather showcasing a piece of history that the Lee family owned that came about to be sold after the Civil War and transformed into a laying ground for our soldiers. Anybody who says to remove his name from the memorial is a true radical, as it is a relevant, important piece of not only Virginia history but American history. [/quote]

That "memorial" was just more Jim Crow racist crap.

We don't need memorials to traitors. His character was depraved and his life was far from noble. His efforts to keep 4 million people enslaved resulted in the deaths of 600k Americans.

And his "efforts to promote peace and reunion after the war" have clearly failed. Look at how many losers still fly the Confederate flag.

Traitor and loser. No thanks.

We can acknowledge his detrimental role in US and VA history, but we don't need any monuments, memorials, or street signs. 
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So what solution do you propose? We just abolish the entire cemetery? We dig up the graves of confederate civil war veterans? We give the land back to the Lee family? [/quote]

Huh? No, the government bought that land and will continue to use it.

Replace the “memorial” signage with a panel describing the history of the property (including enslaved people) and how it ended up in government hands. No need to “memorialize” Lee at Arlington House - or anywhere on public land.

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