Monuments Opinion Report

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After reading
1)Gary Shapiro’s article, The Meaning of our Confederate ‘Monuments’
2)SPLC’s “Whitewashing America’s Cruelest History for Our Comfort
3)Watching Mitch Landrieu’s speech
Link to Speech Video: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/full-speech-mitch-landrieu-addresses-removal-of-confederate-statues/2017/05/31/cbc3b3a2-4618-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_video.html

Respond by writing a 6-page Opinion Report.

You will read & hear that these monuments are offensive to many Americans, while others argue that to remove them is to remove (revise) the history of our country’s turbulent past.

Where do you stand? They cause turbulence – add no value

Do you think the confederacy’s Civil War monuments should be removed or remain? Removed

The essay should:
*Demonstrate depth and breadth in understanding the debate from both sides

*Utilize specific arguments provided in the assigned reading/viewing

*Provide thoughtful, clear arguments to support your position

*Reflect upon the impact on the history of our country

*Offer lessons learned from previous units

*Provide solutions to resolve this issue of “offensive” public art

At the bottom of Shapiro’s essay. I will provide just a few examples of Confederate Statues that have been removed. You do not necessarily need to respond to any individual images provided.