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For this essay we are supposed to use a historical artifact in the public domain. As such use the statue of General E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia as a primary focus. Though you can refer to other statues to backup your argument.
Write a critical and analytical essay or equivalent on one aspect of the chosen object. Analyse why, how and whether history is constrained or altered by the depiction of the object. That’s the most important part.
You should write about how groups like daughters of the confederacy and others, created confederate monuments in an attempt to alter the narrative of Civil War history being about slavery and emancipation and instead trying to shift it to state’s rights, the righteous of their cause, the superiority of their cause etc etc.
