The idea that there are still parks and places named after Civil War Generals from the South

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53. Well I live in Richmond, Va., and it is changing, and most say it's a good thing.

I see all of these statues of the confederacy and they were the ones who burnt this city, and left the citizens to starve. I walk around the Shockhoe area and note the slave trail markers, as selling slaves was big business here, and am looking forward to the day when the south has to put up a rebuttal to all this visual rhetoric. If you have read about the function of slavery, the laws enacted to support it, the day to day aspects of life with slavery, the monetary function of slavery, then you understand just how pervasive and insidious was the pathology that allowed people to do that to another person. Granted there were some slaves that had status as individuals. But not many. And it did little to counter the culture of violence that was inherent with slavery.
I went to an auction in Roanoke of KKK memorabilia. I had to see who would show up and what would this be like. And for the most part it was a mix of people who seemed defensive and somewhat uneasy to be in the spotlight as they bid on items. But unapologetic.The most notable item to me was a photo taken in the thirties in Roanoke, of a large group of Klansmen, women and children, all in whites, minus the hoods. There had to be about 150 people in that photo. And it was a known photo. No effort to hide identities. Just an annual lodge get together. I imagine the war helped break up the lock that organized racism had on the southwest part of Va.
They had a big controversy when they tried to put up a statue of Arthur Ashe here in Richmond. Racism. Anti-gay.
It is funny, that kids here were taught that the Union army burned down Richmond, which isn't true. There are a number of historical inaccuracies that were given as fact. It is apparent that there has been an effort to correct them. But you still hear and read comments about outsiders and libs trying to tell lies about the south. Even the museums are lying. Yeah right.
I say feel free to make any comments you may feel are valid, even if you don't live here. As you can see, the south has been fooling itself long enough. And lying about the damage done.