Confederate Statue Analysis

During the class discussion about remembering slavery in the United States of America, a student in the class mentioned statues. With this, the class discussion turned from a productive discussion to a politicized debate over whether to remove or keep the statues of Confederate Statues. During this class discussion, I grew increasingly infuriated and frustrated because the politicized debate on statues overrode, what I believe is more important, the class discussion on how to remember slavery in the United States of America. During the class discussion on whether municipalities should keep or remove statues of Confederate generals, I became increasingly infuriated with the discussion because the beliefs of people largely correlate with their political affiliation and view of outside events. In the present state of politics in the United States of America, in which many aspects of our current society are debated, the conclusions of citizens correlate with the …show more content…
Other than the Gettysburg National Battlefield and small, privately owned museums, statues of Confederate generals are the only way municipalities remember slavery. During the class discussion about the ways in which we remember slavery in the United States of America, I was frustrated that the country is in denial about slavery even existing and how bad it really was. In my head, I was thinking that instead of discussing whether to remove or keep statues, everyone needs to really talk about ways to remember slavery. The colorblind society of the United States is part of this denial of slavery and its effects on our society. As a history buff, I understand that societies that cannot hone and accept their mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat those