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Monuments 'expire' – but offensive monuments can become powerful history lessons

  • Written by Alan Marcus, Professor, University of Connecticut
Monuments 'expire' – but offensive monuments can become powerful history lessonsCharlottesville city workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 2018. Debate over removing the statue continues today.AP Photo/Steve Helber, File

Historical monuments are intended to be timeless, but almost all have an expiration date. As society’s values shift, the legitimacy of monuments can and often does...

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