“Heritage”? No, White Supremacy
A graphic published by the Southern Poverty Law Center is telling – it documents when Confederate monuments were built around the country. Interestingly, there are two spikes in the placement of monuments; the Jim Crow era and the civil rights era. Confederate named schools were especially popular during the time of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. One can draw only one conclusion here – these monuments were erected to “honor our heritage”, they were erected in a fleeting attempt to hang on to a by gone era where whites held dominion over African Americans. Have a look (click the little one to get the big one):
