REUTERS/Yves Herman/File PhotoWorldThe movement has broadened to target colonialists, monarchs and explorers, who in some cases destroyed or enslaved local populalations. Opponents of the symbols, including monuments, memorials and the Confederate flag, consider them emblems of slavery, racism and U.S. xenophobia. Supporters say they represent the South’s heritage and culture, and serve as a memorial to Confederate casualties during the 1861-65 Civil War. “They should have a specific museum for those monuments and statues - a museum that portrays the history of slave-owners,” Bouadi said. The planned removal of two Confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 sparked a deadly white supremacist protest in that city.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2020 12:56 UTC