Monuments and Myths

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Originally Posted by Chicks

Ken Burns: Our monuments are representations of myth, not fact
Our most venerated monuments represent a mythology. While we may hope the statue represents our highest aspirations of what America can and should be. It also can be a reminder of where and how far we fall short.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video...6c2_video.html

Ken Burns CW doc has indeed become a part of our nation's myth, all history being basically myth. Burns' take has a lot of Lost Cause content. Shelby Foote for instance.