by Angela Grant | May 19, 2022 | News
History is the version of events that is written down after careful consideration, while memory is a collection of feelings and mental images which, though not recorded, might still be worthy of reflection. This raises a question: What is a statue that is based on an...
by David Turner | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument on Thursday, June 4. The state-owned statue is in Richmond on Monument Avenue, so named for the various statues of Confederate leaders located there. Subsequent to Northam’s order, all nine... by Preston Clegg | Jan 27, 2014 | Opinion
In Arkansas, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also a day to honor Robert E. Lee. How one day can hold that ironic juxtaposition of figures together I’ll never know. I assume someone thought the day was big enough for both of them. Both Lee and King cared...