Last updated on: 7/23/2020 12:44:09 PM PST
Should Confederate Statues Be Taken Down?
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 59 Confederate statues and nine markers or plaques were removed from public land in 19 US states between June 17, 2015 and July 6, 2020. At last count, 754 Confederate monuments remain on public land across 26 states, including 230 statues of Robert E. Lee. For more information on this debate, explore ProCon.org's article, "Historic Statue Removal – Top 3 Pros & Cons."
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