1. Are Confederate Monuments Beautiful Statues or Sites of Terror?

Creative Tension

English - August 24, 2017 11:16 - 26 minutes - 37.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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Are Confederate Monuments and Statues Beautiful or sites of terror? The Charlottesville tragedy has forced us to re-examine their place in modern culture. Elliott Robinson explores the reasons for the Civil War and whether these monuments and statues can be separated from their cause.

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