Comments on: Robert E. Lee and the Fashionable Urge to Hide from History http://localhost:8080/lee-hiding-history Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Richard M. Langworth http://localhost:8080/lee-hiding-history#comment-30456 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:27:33 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=8546#comment-30456 In reply to WARREN KIMBALL.

Well said, Warren.

]]> By: WARREN KIMBALL http://localhost:8080/lee-hiding-history#comment-30452 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 15:03:12 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=8546#comment-30452 Regarding the “whitewashing” of murals in San Francisco, you cannot erase history. It is lazy and cowardly even to try. The murals (which I have seen) along with those in Coit Tower, are wonderful. They tell us how artists felt in the 1930s amidst the Gt. Depression — they cared about others, not just themselves. As most have said, this is an educational opportunity. Young children are not affected (grossed out) by what bothers adults when an empathetic teacher explains things. Trust the teachers. Give them a chance. Don’t steal our heritage. There can be monuments (e.g. the Civil War) which the local population finds egregiously insulting and/or were erected for just that purpose. Each case should be decided on its merits, or lack thereof. But be careful. The city fathers in Paris, France, when challenged that there was no memorial to Albert Dreyfus, secreted one away in a quiet obscure corner. When a larger one was commissioned the ‘Ecole Militaire refused to place it on the grounds of the school. It’s been a moving target ever since.

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