Summary: Reading Time: 1 minuteFour confederate monuments have been taken down in New Orleans recently. This follows a growing trend in the US to correct the darker parts of our history by erasing it. In this podcast episode we look at the issues and test the motives against the facts. We also weigh the reality of history against modern standards of “heritage not hate.”<br> the End of History <br> Episode 173. Monumental Issues<br> Additional Reading:<br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/07/21/faulkner-and-the-bridge-to-the-south/f7ac3ba1-8159-4b83-8259-6c2984264245/?utm_term=.8abae3dc3dc8">Faulkner and a Bridge to the South</a><br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-orleans-begins-removing-monument-to-confederate-gen-robert-e-lee/2017/05/19/c4ed94f6-364d-11e7-99b0-dd6e94e786e5_story.html?utm_term=.b87bba6eb011">They Were Not Patriots: New Orleans Removes Monuments</a><br> <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1873-colfax-massacre-crippled-reconstruction-180958746/">1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled Reconstruction</a><br>
