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Flash Walken · 08-15-2017, 02:28 PM

I would also like to mention that the majority of Confederate statues around the US have little no real historical value. Many of them are roughly 50-60 years old, have an established record of how they were erected and commissioned, and are vastly overshadowed by the event that spurred their commission in the first place.

For a historian they are pretty worthless. Normally I am very sensitive about the destruction of historical artifacts but most of these statues don't carry much if any historical significance.

08-15-2017, 02:28 PM	#502
Flash Walken Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Void between Darkness and Light Exp:	I would also like to mention that the majority of Confederate statues around the US have little no real historical value. Many of them are roughly 50-60 years old, have an established record of how they were erected and commissioned, and are vastly overshadowed by the event that spurred their commission in the first place. For a historian they are pretty worthless. Normally I am very sensitive about the destruction of historical artifacts but most of these statues don't carry much if any historical significance. Last edited by Flash Walken; 08-16-2017 at 12:31 AM.