Creating monuments to memorialize the history of the United States should be heavily evaluated before action is made. History is remembered and glorified through the creations of monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial as described in Source A. Therefore, the people and events chosen to be memorialized contribute to the perspective we have on the morality of these figures and their actions and our identity as a nation. Evidently, that significance is not always considered when making said decisions.
Source B depicts a monument of Christopher Columbus high and proud in a powerful stance. Though the location of this blatant idolization is in Pennsylvania rather than the more significant capital, Washington D.C., it’s existence is no less questionable.
Source B depicts a monument of Christopher Columbus high and proud in a powerful stance. Though the location of this blatant idolization is in Pennsylvania rather than the more significant capital, Washington D.C., it’s existence is no less questionable.