Black Journalists Have Always Known What These Confederate Monuments Really Stood For
Confederate monuments were built to enshrine the myth of the “Lost Cause,” the false claim that white Southerners fought for states’ rights.
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Confederate monuments were built to enshrine the myth of the “Lost Cause,” the false claim that white Southerners fought for states’ rights.
At the turn of the 20th century, Southern sympathizers started building monuments to Confederate leaders. Black newspaper editors saw these emblems clearly for what they stood for – a lost cause.
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