involved a sculptor of south dakota's mt. rushmore. stone mountain would be completed under president richard nixon's administration. 45 years later, under the nation's 45th president, stone mountain's carving and confederate monuments like it, both landmarks and lightning rods. fredricka whitfield, cnn, stone mountain, georgia. >> some say it's there to preserve history. others see it as symbols of hate. a new poll shows many americans agree with president trump on keeping confederate statues as they are. an npr/pbs poll says 62% of registered voters should remain as historical symbols. 27% say they should be removed because they can be offensive to some people. the u.s. isn't the only country debating what to do with the remnants of its controversial history. russians are divided still over statues of their former soviet leaders. >> since the fall of soviet union, many of the monuments