Americans divided over calls to remove symbols of the Confederacy

An article on Voice of America about calls for the removal of symbols of the Confederacy, including the Confederate battle flag, from public spaces quotes Carole Emberton, associate professor of history and the author of “Beyond Redemption,” a book about the early post-war years in the South. “In the years after the war, there was a concerted effort made by mostly children of Confederate veterans to try to memorialize the war their fathers had fought, and to valorize and glorify the Confederate cause,” she said.

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