The National Trust for Historic Preservation now supports the removal of public Confederate monuments, regardless of how old or 'historic' they may be.
Southern mayors and Virginia’s governor are striking while the iron is hot, using the unprecedented moment to get it done.Although some longstanding Confederate monuments may be designated as historic, the statement continued, “the National Trust supports their removal from our public spaces when they continue to serve the purposes for which many were built — to glorify, promote and reinforce white supremacy, overtly or implicitly.
in Charleston which was very similar to the statement in 2017 after Charlottesville. And those statements basically say that communities will be looking at these issues and we encourage them to consider what’s called recontextualizing them.In other words, putting signs, plaques and exhibits and derivative materials that makes clear what they are. But really we did not take a position on whether they should be removed.
Our response is that our goal is not to freeze places in time. We don’t want things preserved in amber. They live in our current life and current existence. Our efforts over the years have really been to manage change, to respect history and to make sure that communities reflect the history that they have.
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