{"id":16848,"date":"2024-05-22T16:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/?page_id=16848"},"modified":"2024-06-15T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T18:21:19","slug":"historians-on-the-confederate-monument-debate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/teaching-learning\/current-events-in-historical-context\/historians-on-the-confederate-monument-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Historians on the Confederate Monument Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tAHA Resources\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\tThe Future of the African American Past\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

On May 19-21, 2016, the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) co-hosted The Future of the African American Past, a landmark conference that brought together over 60 scholars to celebrate the opening of the NMAAHC and consider the future of the study of African American history.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tLetter of Support for National Monument to Reconstruction\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA sent letter to US Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, requesting a timely recommendation to the White House regarding a National Monument in Beaufort, South Carolina, in recognition of Reconstruction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tCouncil Op-Eds & Interviews\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t“Is It Still Okay to Venerate George Washington and Thomas Jefferson?”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by David Bell, Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0(August 17, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t“Charlottesville Violence Was the Result of Political Pressure Cooker, Experts Say”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Kevin Boyle, Boston Globe<\/em>\u00a0(August 13, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tExecutive Director Interviews\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t“Historians Question Trump’s Comments on Confederate Monuments”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times<\/em>\u00a0(August 15, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t“Are Confederate Monuments Important Works of Art?”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Nova Safo, Agence France-Presse<\/em>\u00a0(August 18, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tAHA Member Op-Eds\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t“Take the Statues Down”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Yoni Applebaum, The Atlantic<\/em>\u00a0(August 13, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t “‘The Civil War Lies on Us Like a Sleeping Dragon’: America’s Deadly Divide-and Why It Has Returned”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by David Blight, The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0(August 20, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tAHA Member Interviews\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t“What Our Monuments (Don’t) Teach Us About Remembering The Past”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

Interview with Jennifer Allen, NPR Code Switch<\/em>\u00a0(August 23, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t “The Shifting History of Confederate Monuments”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

Interview with Ed Ayers, PBS NewsHour<\/em>\u00a0(August 14, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tHistorical Society Statements\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\tASALH’s Position on Confederate Monuments\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Association for the Study of African American Life and History (September 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tStatement on Charlottesville\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by National Council on Public History (August 16, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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