If a statue on federal/state/local land is historically inaccurate then it should be removed and corrected. However as in the case of Antietam, the monument to Robert E Lee in question was placed on private land prior to federal ownership still stands and it’s historical accuracy questionable. So are the plans to removal & correct, or just remove – PB/TK
Lawmakers urge removal of Robert E. Lee statue at Antietam – By Austin Wright / Aug 19 2017
Amid the national firestorm over Civil War monuments, Maryland lawmakers are pressing the National Park Service to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee that some view as an egregious attempt to sanitize Confederate history.
And key House Democrats are threatening legislation if the Park Service won’t act on its own to take down the statue at Antietam National Battlefield, site of the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history.
“The history of this piece, which now resides on this sacred ground, certainly makes it clear it was recently erected by a private citizen out of pro-Confederacy enthusiasm and not to provide historical context or under the direction of a battlefield historian,” said Democratic Rep. John Delaney, whose congressional district includes Sharpsburg, where the 1862 battle took place. “I don’t think that taxpayer resources should serve that end.”
The congressman said the statue “should be taken down” and vowed to “review what legislative proposals already exist in that regard and proceed accordingly.”
Added House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, dean of the Maryland congressional delegation: “Congress must exhaust all legislative options and act to remove these statues where appropriate.”
Continue to politico.com article: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/19/lawmakers-urge-removal-robert-e-lee-antietam-241788
