They include Richmond’s graffiti-laden statue of Robert E. Lee (pictured above), as seen from a drone. The statues spread across the country—not just in the 11 Confederate states—celebrate the losing side of the Civil War, which fought to preserve the enslavement of millions of Black people. A rigorous debate is underway about the usefulness of these symbols to preserve history.



Preceding generations also were on minds of some legislators yesterday in Mississippi's state Capitol (pictured at top). Said state Rep. Kabir Karriem, who is Black: “I’m sure our ancestors are proud.” Myrlie Evers, widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, began to weep at the news: “Medgar’s wings,” she said, “must be clapping.”



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