"There’s no easy answer when the monument in question is carved into a mountain, when Confederate generals continue to provoke strong emotions. What the debate boils down to is whose version of history will endure. And even when you have a 1,000-foot-granite wall at your disposal, it will never be enough space to capture the complexity of the nation’s centuries-long struggle with the legacy of slavery."
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Lorraine Boissoneault, “What Will Happen to Stone Mountain, America’s Largest Confederate Memorial?”, Smithsonianmag.com, (August 22, 2017).
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